mindmap root((物质)) material implies formation out of tangible matter, but may imply a contrast to spiritual, ideal, or intangible: ~ possessions. physical applies to what is perceived directly by the senses or can be measured or calculated and may contrast with mental, spiritual, or imaginary: the benefits of ~ exercise. corporeal implies having the tangible qualities of a body, such as shape, size, or resistance to force: artists have portrayed angels as ~ beings. phenomenal applies to what is known or perceived through the senses and experience rather than by intuition or rational deduction: scientists concerned only with the ~ world. sensible stresses the capability of being readily or forcibly known through the senses: the earth's rotation is not ~ to us. objective may stress material existence apart from a subject perceiving it: tears are the ~ manifestation of grief.