psychophysical

C2 Topic:Describing Qualities

Also spelled psycho-physical

US /ˌsaɪkoʊˈfɪzɪkəl/ UK /ˌsaɪkəʊˈfɪzɪkəl/ See IPA manual

Freq #401490

Meanings

1

adj
relating jointly to mental and physical processes or to the relation between mind and body

The essay examines a psychophysical theory in which each mental event corresponds to a bodily event.
2

adj
relating to psychophysics, especially the quantitative relation between physical stimuli and sensations

The experiment estimated a psychophysical threshold for detecting changes in brightness.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · relating jointly to mental... mind-bodypsychosomatic

2 adj · relating to psychophysics,... psychophysic

Word family

Derived forms psychophysically

Related forms psychophysicspsychophysiologymind-body problem

Etymology

From psycho- ("mind") + physical. The compound first served discussions of mind-body relations and later became closely associated with psychophysics, the measurement of relations between stimuli and perception.

Topics

Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# psychophysical

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌsaɪkoʊˈfɪzɪkəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌsaɪkəʊˈfɪzɪkəl/
**Frequency rank:** 401490

## Meanings
1. relating jointly to mental and physical processes or to the relation between mind and body
2. relating to psychophysics, especially the quantitative relation between physical stimuli and sensations

## Examples
- The essay examines a psychophysical theory in which each mental event corresponds to a bodily event.
- The experiment estimated a psychophysical threshold for detecting changes in brightness.

## Synonyms
- mind-body
- psychosomatic
- psychophysic

## Derived Forms
- psychophysically

## Related Forms
- psychophysics
- psychophysiology
- mind-body problem

## Etymology
From psycho- ("mind") + physical. The compound first served discussions of mind-body relations and later became closely associated with psychophysics, the measurement of relations between stimuli and perception.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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