physical composition

Definitions of physical composition
  1. noun
    the way in which someone or something is composed
    synonyms: composition, constitution, make-up, makeup
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    structure
    the manner of construction of something and the arrangement of its parts
    phenotype
    what an organism looks like as a consequence of the interaction of its genotype and the environment
    genetic constitution, genotype
    the particular alleles at specified loci present in an organism
    grain, texture
    the physical composition of something (especially with respect to the size and shape of the small constituents of a substance)
    karyotype
    the appearance of the chromosomal makeup of a somatic cell in an individual or species (including the number and arrangement and size and structure of the chromosomes)
    infrastructure, substructure
    the basic structure or features of a system or organization
    architecture, computer architecture
    (computer science) the structure and organization of a computer's hardware or system software
    cytoarchitectonics, cytoarchitecture
    the cellular composition of a bodily structure
    fabric, framework
    the underlying structure
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    property
    a basic or essential attribute shared by all members of a class
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