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biophysical

biophysical

6.7
About the physical parts inside living things and how they work
  • adjective
  • /ˌbaɪoʊˈfɪzɪkəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : biofísico
  • Moreover, the continuous expansion of food supply is subject to biophysical limits, and it can have adverse impacts, in the long run, on the environment.
  • biophysical limits
  • biophysical and genetic
  • other biophysical

And I would say that they're vastly more physical chemists and biophysical chemists working on photochemistry than on spectroscopy.

Examples

  • Although FM is one of the most common musculoskeletal disorders, its biophysical mechanisms are poorly understood.

    Academic text (2003)

  • Thus, although early investigators were correct in their hypothesis that narrow leaves are an adaptation to conserve water, the mechanism is biophysical, rather than simple leaf-area reduction.

    Academic text (1998)

  • So, was there a biophysical principle behind it?

    Bugs: A Trilogy (2018)

  • Your tissue, your organs, your entire biophysical structure is changing.

    Fantastic Four (2005)

  • What are the biophysical mechanisms that that those spikes act on to understand these questions, then?

  • According to the process-functional approach, biophysical processes at the biosphere level are based on solar energy to sustain biogeochemical cycles of matter.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Here we use data resulting from the DNase I digestion of isolated embryo nuclei to provide a biophysical measure of the degree to which proteins can access different regions of the genome.

    Blog text (3)

  • Anticipating some of the outcomes of the study, Professor Robert adds: "This discovery that some insects possess such complex biophysical mechanisms for auditory processing is a breakthrough; it will help us develop bio-inspired hearing devices that are smaller and more accurate than ever before, and with much-improved functionality."

    Blog text (11)

  • The scientists conducted a study to explore the biophysical properties of the cell membrane.

  • Understanding the biophysical characteristics of water is crucial for studying aquatic life.

How Physical

biophysical
  • Specialized
6.7
biochemical
  • Specialized
30 5.0
biological
340 3.5

Surface Forms

biophysical positive

Morphology

biophysical = physical (semi-transparent) = bio + physical

The meaning is built from bio- 'life' + physical, but the term is a specialized scientific adjective, so the exact biological sense is not fully predictable from the parts alone.

Etymology

Biophysical comes from bio- meaning 'life', the same start as biology, and physical meaning 'body' or 'matter'. So biophysical refers to the physical workings inside living things, like how cells and proteins move and work.