biophysically
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7.9
- adverb
- /ˌbaɪoʊˈfɪzɪkli/
- Specialized
- Plants grow biophysically dependent on sunlight, water, and nutrients in the soil.
Examples
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The research showed that animals respond biophysically to environmental changes, affecting their behavior.
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Moreover, the yield ceiling is not, by itself, biophysically limiting.
Academic text (1998) -
But it's also quite possible that it's just biophysically impossible to do something when it gets colder that doesn't have to evolve.
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Given that the salmon aquaculture industry is more restricted biophysically in its movement across countries than, for example, the apparel industry or even the shrimp-farming industry, tightening the terms and enforcement of regulations within a smaller group of countries in line with the Oslo Resolution might be a useful first step.
Academic text (2003) -
We therefore distinguish between biophysical carrying capacity, the maximal population size that could be sustained biophysically under given technological capabilities, and social carrying capacities, the maxima that could be sustained under various social systems (and, especially, the associated patterns of resource consumption).
Academic text (1992) -
Understanding how cells function biophysically can lead to advancements in medical treatments.
How Physical
Surface Forms
Morphology
biophysically = biophysical (semi-transparent) = bio + physical + ly
The word is a regular adverb formation from the technical adjective 'biophysical', but the base itself is specialized, so the meaning is not fully transparent for average learners.
Etymology
Biophysically breaks into bio- and physical: bio- means 'life', as in biology, and physical comes from physics meaning 'matter' or 'body'. So, to study something biophysically is to look at the physical side of living things, or how their bodies and parts work under physical laws.