physical change Meaning of "physical change"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) a change from one state (solid or liquid or gas) to another without a change in chemical composition

Usage(s):

  1. Then there was the segment on psychokinesis, the ability to effect physical change by sheer mental energy.
  2. We can mask the outward signs of the process or try to keep up old routines in spite of it, but we cannot change the fact that we are all moving toward physical change.
  3. That the mind could produce a physical change in the peripheral nerves is not impossible, however.
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