physical environment

American  

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

noun

plural

physical environments

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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Example Sentences

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

It looked at living conditions using eight different indicators including income, employment, health, education, access to services, housing, community safety and the physical environment.

From BBC • Nov. 27, 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

The truth, of course, was that any warnings he may have issued about the dangers of the lab’s physical environment were drowned out by his endless demands and tight deadlines for improvements to the machine.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik