physical object

singular aggregation of tangible substance(s) such as matter or radiation, with overall properties;thing subject to physical interactions
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physical object

Summary

physical object is a type of object[1]. It draws 296 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 physics term[5].
  • physical object's instance of is recorded as BFO class[6].
  • physical object is a type of concrete object[7].
  • physical object is a type of material entity[8].
  • physical object is a type of material object[9].
  • physical object is part of physical system[10].
  • physical object's Commons category is recorded as Objects[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/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing[26].
  • physical object's equivalent class is recorded as http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BFO_0000030[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of object[3], first-order class[4], physics term[5], and BFO class[6]. Recorded subclass of include concrete object[7], material entity[8], and material object[9].

Use and Application

physical object comprises physical substance[12]. It is part of physical system[10].

Why It Matters

physical object draws 296 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 114 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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] ↑ . Basic Formal Ontology. Retrieved . 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] ↑ . BIBFRAME. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Dublin Core Metadata Element Set. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . CIDOC Conceptual Reference Model. 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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Edit History

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. 2h ago · عُثمان · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → concrete object, material entity, material object
    Sitelink count → 69
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'ary', 'az', 'azb', 'ban', 'be', 'be_x_old', 'bg', 'bh', 'bn', 'bs', 'ca'
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing"
  2. 20d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → concrete object, material entity, material object
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141204632]]"
  3. 21d ago · عُثمان · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/xwkont/core#Object"
  4. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → concrete object, material entity, material object
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P279]]: [[Q141222889]]"
  5. 4w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: https://w3id.org/gso/1.0/common/Material_Object"
  6. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.ifomis.org/bfo/1.1/snap#Object"
  7. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Disjoint union of → list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers
    Different from → concrete object, solid, solid figure +3
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    Instance of → type of object, first-order class, physics term +1
    + 2 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|2 */ [[Property:P12602]]: 0000030"
  8. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    Said to be the same as → —
    Subclass of → concrete object, material entity, material object
    Exact match → —
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/DUL.owl#PhysicalObject, Moving to [[Q141158817]]"
  9. 5w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → type of object, first-order class, physics term +1
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q124711104]], Moving to [[Q141157894]]"
  10. 8w ago · عُثمان · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikidata description → singular aggregation of tangible substance(s) such as matter or radiation, with
    Equivalent class → http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe/Object, http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/PhysicalObject, http://www.cidoc-crm.org/cidoc-crm/E18_Physical_Thing +5
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1709]]: http://www.ontologydesignpatterns.org/ont/dul/DUL.owl#PhysicalObject"
  11. 18w ago · Tholzheim · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Factgrid item id → Kothener Straße 1
    Said to be the same as → —
    Part of → —
    Disjoint union of → list of values as qualifiers, list of values as qualifiers
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P8168]]: Q1785378, adds FactGrid ID"
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