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The synonyms of “Metaphysical” are: abstract, theoretical, conceptual, notional, philosophical, speculative, intellectual, academic, transcendental, spiritual, supernatural, paranormal
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “metaphysical” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| abstract | Dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention. A large abstract painting. |
| academic | (of an institution or a course of study) placing a greater emphasis on reading and study than on technical or practical work. Ben is not an academic child but he tries hard. |
| conceptual | Being or characterized by concepts or their formation. The schizophrenic loses ability to abstract or do conceptual thinking. |
| intellectual | Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct. Satire is an intellectual weapon. |
| notional | (in language teaching) denoting or relating to a syllabus that aims to develop communicative competence. A notional figure of cost helps in determining production costs. |
| paranormal | Denoting events or phenomena such as telekinesis or clairvoyance that are beyond the scope of normal scientific understanding. An investigator of the paranormal. |
| philosophical | Relating or devoted to the study of the fundamental nature of knowledge, reality, and existence. Philosophical resignation. |
| speculative | (of an investment) involving a high risk of loss. Speculative knowledge. |
| spiritual | Resembling or characteristic of a phantom. The vital transcendental soul belonging to the spiritual realm. |
| supernatural | Unnaturally or extraordinarily great. Supernatural forces and occurrences and beings. |
| theoretical | Concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations. The theoretical value of their work. |
| transcendental | (of a function) not capable of being produced by the algebraical operations of addition, multiplication, and involution, or the inverse operations. The transcendental importance of each person s soul. |
| aerodynamic | Of or relating to aerodynamics. The plane has a more aerodynamic shape. |
| chassis | The base frame of a car, carriage, or other wheeled vehicle. |
| conformation | Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline. A change of DNA conformation induced by binding of RNA polymerase. |
| contour | Mark a map or diagram with contour lines. It defines a major contour of this administration. |
| embodied | Possessing or existing in bodily form. |
| form | Bring or be brought into a certain formation. Essays in book form. |
| formation | Creation by mental activity. The formation of the Great Rift Valley. |
| frame | A framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror. An utterance may mean the opposite of what it says if used within a frame of teasing. |
| framework | A structure supporting or containing something. Providing a factual framework for future research. |
| idea | An approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth. The idea of the game is to capture all the pieces. |
| lattice | An interlaced structure or pattern resembling a lattice. Honeysuckle was growing up a lattice round the door. |
| latticed | Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework. A latticed screen. |
| metaphysics | The philosophical study of being and knowing. They would regard the question of the initial conditions for the universe as belonging to the realm of metaphysics or religion. |
| morph | An image that has been morphed. The computer programmer morphed the image. |
| morphological | Relating to the form or structure of things. The geraniums have a number of unusual morphological adaptations. |
| morphology | The branch of biology that deals with the form of living organisms, and with relationships between their structures. Grammar is organized along two main dimensions morphology and syntax. |
| multiform | Occurring in or having many forms or shapes or appearances. A very complex multiform illness like cancer. |
| pellet | Form a substance into pellets. Pelleted forms of fertilizer. |
| polymorphous | Relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population. A polymorphous low grade tumour. |
| protuberant | Curving outward. His protuberant eyes fluttered open. |
| quadrate | Make square. The materials are there quadrated or formed into rectangular blocks. |
| round | Express as a round number. The picture shows the pieces the wrong way round. |
| shape | Give a particular shape or form to. Houseplants come in all shapes and sizes. |
| spheroid | A solid generated by a half revolution of an ellipse about its major axis prolate spheroid or minor axis oblate spheroid. It looked like a sphere but on closer examination I saw it was really a spheroid. |
| square | Denoting a unit of measurement equal to the area of a square whose side is of the unit specified. These lines must be square to the top and bottom marked edges. |
| structural | Concerned with systematic structure in a particular field of study. The structural details of a house such as beams and joists and rafters not ornamental elements. |
| syntax | A set of rules for or an analysis of the syntax of a language. Generative syntax. |
| template | A nucleic acid molecule that acts as a pattern for the sequence of assembly of a protein, nucleic acid, or other large molecule. Secondary structure in the template strand is eliminated. |
| theoretical | Concerned with or involving the theory of a subject or area of study rather than its practical application. The training is practical rather than theoretical. |
| type | Determine the type to which a person or their blood or tissue belongs. The dolphin is a conventional type of Christ. |
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