body · physical
a piece of matter that has a form and exists in space
Examples
- The International Space Station orbits Earth every 90 minutes, maintaining structural integrity despite vacuum and radiation. engineering
- Mount Everest rises 8,848 meters above sea level, a solid mass shaped by tectonic forces. geography
- Phobos, Mars's largest moon, follows an elliptical path through space, retaining its irregular shape. astronomy
Emergence
through: the substance is bounded into a distinct portion, given shape, and located in space through their interaction.
- bounded individuality
- spatial presence
- structured matter
Chain to foundations
as tree
- bodyL10
- matterL1
- formL9
- windowL7
- parameterL4
- rangeL3
- boundaryL2 (shown above)
- persistL1 (shown above)
- changeL1 (shown above)
- outsideL6
- partL1 (shown above)
- boundaryL2 (shown above)
- parameterL4 (shown above)
- narrowL5
- windowL7
- spaceL0 (shown above)
- pieceL3
Neighborhood
Concepts that depend on this one above; what it is built from below.
Used by (12)
Relations
| is-a | physical.material | a body is a physical material |