Fiziksel

Fiziksel is a Turkish adjective meaning related to the physical world, matter, or the body. It is used to describe properties, phenomena, or aspects that are observable or measurable in the material realm, as opposed to mental, social, or abstract properties. In everyday language and in science, fiziksel refers to attributes that can be perceived by the senses or quantified by instruments, such as size, weight, volume, temperature, or energy.

Etymology: The word derives from fizik, meaning physics or physical, which in Turkish is itself borrowed from the French physique and ultimately from Greek physis; the suffix -sel forms adjectives meaning “pertaining to.”

Usage: Common collocations include fiziksel özellikler (physical properties), fiziksel kuvvet (physical force), fiziksel sağlık (physical health), fiziksel güvenlik (physical security), and fiziksel nesneler (physical objects). The term is used across science, engineering, medicine, sports, and everyday speech.

Relation to other terms: Fiziksel contrasts with ruhsal or zihinsel (mental), sosyal (social), and ruhani (spiritual). In many contexts fiziksel and maddi may overlap; maddi emphasizes material substance, while fiziksel emphasizes observable attributes of that material or of bodies and forces.

Typical domains: In science and technology, fiziksel kavramlar describe measurable characteristics; in healthcare, fiziksel durum refers to bodily condition; in security and architecture, fiziksel güvenlik concerns tangible access and protection. The term also appears in combinations such as fiziksel aktivite (physical activity).