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physical object

singular aggregation of tangible substance(s) such as matter or radiation, with overall properties
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physical object

Summary

physical object is a type of object[1]. It draws 876 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_object category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • physical object's instance of is recorded as type of object[3].
  • physical object's instance of is recorded as first-order class[4].
  • physical object's instance of is recorded as BFO class[5].
  • physical object's instance of is recorded as physics term[6].
  • physical object is a type of material entity[7].
  • physical object is a type of concrete object[8].
  • physical object is part of physical system[9].
  • physical object's Commons category is recorded as Objects[10].
  • physical object's said to be the same as is recorded as individual physical object[11].
  • physical object comprises physical substance[12].
  • physical object's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Physical objects[13].
  • physical object's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[14].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as physical location[15].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as physical property[16].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as mass[17].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as size[18].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as length[19].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as width[20].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as height[21].
  • physical object's has characteristic is recorded as volume[22].
  • physical object's manifestation of is recorded as corporeality[23].
  • physical object's equivalent class is recorded as http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object[24].
  • physical object's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject[25].
  • physical object's equivalent class is recorded as http://www.cidoc-crm.org/entity/e18-physical-thing/version-6.2[26].
  • physical object's different from is recorded as concrete object[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of object[3], first-order class[4], BFO class[5], and physics term[6]. Recorded subclass of include material entity[7] and concrete object[8].

Use and Application

physical object comprises physical substance[12]. It is part of physical system[9].

Why It Matters

physical object draws 876 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_object category, ranking #5 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 87 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

philosophy physics

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_physical-object_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{physical object}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/physical-object}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Q1785378
    Said to be the same as → individual physical object
    Part of → —
    Disjoint union of → Q23766486
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1785378, adds FactGrid ID"
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