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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Noun Inflected Forms

• physical environments
  plural

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physical environment

I’m hoping also that we will be able in both the physical environment and the international environment to change, that we’ll be able to change in a way that makes sense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

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

Thus, human cognition and memory could be considered to take place not just in the human brain, nor just in human bodily instinct, but also in the physical environment itself.

From Salon ● Mar. 5, 2024

Spatial cognition, the ability of humans to perceive and navigate our physical environment, is a fundamental set of brain-based skills.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 9, 2023

“Partly on his interest being focussed on what he calls ‘the soul,’ which he persists in regarding as an entity independent of the physical environment, whereas, as I tried to point out to him ...”

From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley