physical environment

American  

[fiz-i-kuhl-en-vahy-ruhn-muhnt] / ˈfɪz ɪ kəl ɛnˈvaɪ rən mənt /

noun

• physical environments
  plural

1. the parts of the environment that are tangible and primarily natural, though they may be influenced by human action (climate, geographical features, weather systems, etc.).

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• physical environments
  plural

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Example Sentences

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physical environment

The problem is in the qubits, whose quantum states are particularly sensitive to changes in the physical environment, meaning anything from electromagnetic fields to heat.

From Barron's ● Dec. 10, 2025

The possibility to communicate reciprocally with the physical environment or more-than-human reality may have been an essential reason why these cliffs were visited and painted, and why offerings were left to them.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024

Regardless, it's clear that something in the social or physical environment is reshaping the development of today's girls — and it seems to have been exacerbated by the pandemic.

From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2023

The grim, taut world of Sony’s landmark 2013 video game “The Last of Us” will be open to tourists this fall as an explorable, walk-around physical environment.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023

Could the physical environment change what was happening inside the head?

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

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