physique
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Etymology
Origin of physique
1820–30; < French < Latin physicus. See physic
Explanation
Physique is a word used to describe the form or shape of the human body. If you have a buff physique, you’re in great shape. Well done. Physique, pronounced "fiz-eek,” is from French for “physical.” Someone with a muscular physique has been getting physical in the gym. Everyone has a physique (except ghosts) but the word often refers to a muscular or well-sculpted body. Sometimes people who train for events like marathons or body-building competitions like to take pictures of their physiques before and after.
Vocabulary lists containing physique
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English Words Derived from French, List 4
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Example Sentences
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"Charles Kane, who discovered topological insulators, introduced a good analogy," said Benjamin Wieder, a faculty member at the Institut de Physique Théorique, Université Paris-Saclay and project co-lead.
From Science Daily • Jan. 16, 2024
But Humboldt's data, compiled on his Tableau Physique, offer something much rarer: a chance to reconstruct a 200-year history of how plants have migrated upward.
From Science Magazine • Sep. 11, 2019
Physique 57, a ballet-inspired barre workout studio, now uses a combination of physical studios, where classes cost about $30 each, and video on demand, for which a monthly subscription is around $30.
From New York Times • Sep. 17, 2016
The 28-year-old Broadneck resident works with clients in their own homes as well as at Rockwell Fitness in Severna Park and Unique Physique in Annapolis.
From Washington Times • Mar. 7, 2015
At the time of his death the French thinker was composing a work entitled La Physique des Mœurs, in which he contemplated a demonstration of his law of intellectual constancy.
From Unicorns by Huneker, James
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