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physical geography

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The subfield of geography that studies physical patterns and processes of the Earth. It aims to understand the forces that produce and change rocks, oceans, weather, and global flora and fauna patterns.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: geography, natural-sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the study of physical features of the earth's surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: physiography

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: geography, geographics

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: ֆիզիկական աշխարհագրություն (fizikakan ašxarhagrutʻyun) — subfield of geography
  • Bulgarian: физи́ческа геогра́фия (fizíčeska geográfija) — subfield of geography
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然地理 (zìrándìlǐ) — subfield of geography
  • Czech: fyzická geografie — subfield of geography
  • Dutch: fysische geografie — subfield of geography
  • French: géographie physique — subfield of geography
  • Georgian: ფიზიკური გეოგრაფია (piziḳuri geograpia) — subfield of geography
  • Greek: φυσική γεωγραφία (fysikí geografía) — subfield of geography
  • Hindi: भौतिक भूगोल (bhautik bhūgol) — subfield of geography
  • Hungarian: természetföldrajz — subfield of geography
  • Italian: geografia fisica — subfield of geography
  • Kazakh: физикалық география (fizikalyq geografiä) — subfield of geography
  • Latvian: fiziskā ģeogrāfija — subfield of geography
  • Lithuanian: fizinė geografija — subfield of geography
  • Macedonian: физичка географија (fizička geografija) — subfield of geography
  • Polish: geografia fizyczna — subfield of geography
  • Portuguese: geografia física — subfield of geography
  • Romanian: geografie fizică — subfield of geography
  • Russian: физи́ческая геогра́фия (fizíčeskaja geográfija) — subfield of geography
  • Spanish: geografía física — subfield of geography
  • Turkish: fiziki coğrafya — subfield of geography
  • Vietnamese: địa lý tự nhiên — subfield of geography