physical process
Body's mechanical workings
A physical process is any change or series of changes in matter or energy governed by the laws of physics—melting, evaporation, combustion, radioactive decay.
The term distinguishes transformations driven by physical forces from those driven by chemical reactions, biological mechanisms, or human decisions: Erosion is a physical process that reshapes coastlines over millennia.
- electricityEnergy from charged particles
- motionChange in position
- free fallUnimpeded gravitational descent
- entanglementState of being intertwined
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
tunneling · oxidation · erosion · turbulence · orbital mechanics · superposition · convection · heat transfer · phase change · chemical reaction · photosynthesis · sedimentation · acceleration · equilibrium · entropy · force · friction · fluid dynamics
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Activity of the mind
cognitive process · thought process · ideation · contemplation · imagination
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