pm#physical_entity__object spatial entity made of matter
closed_exclusion: feature
supertype: physical_endurant (dl) tangible (cyc)
similar_to: physical_object
subtype: physical_object__POB
subtype: agentive_physical_object__APO something or someone that can act on its own and produce changes in the world
subtype: entity_that_can_be_or_was_alive e.g., an animal, a cell
subtype: non-agentive_physical_object__NAPO e.g., a bottle
subtype: dead_physical_entity physical_entity that is no more alive
subtype: physical_object__object a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
subtype: biological_object an animal is not a biological_object, it is constituted_by a biological_object which itself is constituted_by some matter
subtype: artifact
subtype: physical_place
subtype: unitary_collection__unitarycollection
subtype: information_bearing_object__informationbearingobject This notion is useful to group together all information bearing physical entities, including video, audio and documents. An information bearing object may have an author (a generic agent) and may be owned by a legal agent. It is a tangible object. See http://www.cycfoundation.org/concepts/CompositeTangibleAndIntangibleObject for more details.
subtype: Recorded-Audio
subtype: Recorded-Video
subtype: Publication
subtype: Message
subtype: Web-Site
subtype: physical_entity_part_or_substance
subtype: amount_of_matter__M similar to sumo#substance but does not need to be connected, e.g., "the amount of gold at this moment located in Europe"
subtype: substance__amount_of_matter___divisible_entity_without_discrete_parts object in which every part is similar to every other in every relevant respect; more precisely, something is a substance when it has only arbitrary pieces as parts - any part has properties which are similar to those of the whole; note that a substance may nonetheless have physical properties that vary, e.g., the temperature, chemical constitution, density, etc. may change from one part to another; examples: body of water, air, cement
subtype: substance__matter that which has mass and occupies space; "an atom is the smallest indivisible unit of matter"
subtype: food_or_beverage__nutrient__food any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue
subtype: ballast any heavy material used to stabilize a ship or airship
subtype: bedding_material__beddingmaterial__litter material used to provide a bed for animals
subtype: body_substance the substance of the body
subtype: protoplasm__living_substance the living substance of a cell (including cytoplasm and nucleus)
subtype: drift.substance something heaped up by the wind or current
subtype: grinding.substance matter resulting from the process of grinding; "vegetable grindings clogged the drain"
subtype: sediment__deposit matter deposited by water or ice or wind
subtype: material.substance__stuff the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"
subtype: ylem (cosmology) the original matter that (according to the big bang theory) existed before the formation of the chemical elements
subtype: antimatter matter consisting of elementary particles that are the antiparticles of those making up normal matter
subtype: micronutrient a substance needed only in small amounts for normal body function (e.g., vitamins or minerals)
subtype: philosopher's_stone a hypothetical substance that the alchemists believed to be capable of changing base metals into gold
subtype: phlogiston a hypothetical substance once believed to be present in all combustible materials and to be released during burning
subtype: allergen any substance that can cause an allergy
subtype: pyrogen any substance that can cause a rise in body temperature
subtype: mixture (chemistry) a substance consisting of two or more substances mixed together (not in fixed proportions and not with chemical bonding)
subtype: hydrocolloid a substance that forms a gel with water
subtype: adulterant__adulterator any substance that adulterates (lessens the purity or effectiveness of a substance); "it is necessary to remove the adulterants before use"
subtype: atom (physics and chemistry) the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element
subtype: chemical_element__element any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
subtype: propellant__propellent something that propels
subtype: denaturant any substance that serves as a denaturing agent
subtype: activator any agency bringing about activation; (biology) a molecule that increases the activity of an enzyme or a protein that increases the production of a gene product in DNA transcription
subtype: inhibitor a substance that retards or stops an activity
subtype: ferment a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
subtype: substrate the substance acted upon by an enzyme or ferment
subtype: carcinogen any substance that produces cancer
subtype: chemical_compound__compound (chemistry) a substance formed by chemical union of two or more elements or ingredients in definite proportion by weight
subtype: element one of four substances thought in ancient and medieval cosmology to constitute the physical universe; "the alchemists believed that there were four elements"
subtype: fuel__combustible__combustiblematerial a substance that can be burned to provide heat or power; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
subtype: medium.substance an intervening substance through which something is achieved; "the dissolving medium is called a solvent"
subtype: culture_medium__culturemedium (bacteriology) a nutrient substance (solid or liquid) that is used to cultivate micro-organisms
subtype: preserving_substance__medium (biology) a substance in which specimens are preserved or displayed
subtype: humectant any substance that is added to another substance to keep it moist
subtype: inoculant__inoculum a substance (a virus or toxin or immune serum) that is introduced into the body to produce or increase immunity to a particular disease
subtype: jelly.substance a substance having the consistency of semi-solid foods
subtype: leaven__leavening a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
subtype: fluid.substance a continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas
subtype: fluid a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure
subtype: slime__goo__gook__guck__gunk__muck__ooze any thick messy substance
subtype: system.substance (physical chemistry) a sample of matter in which substances in different phases are in equilibrium; "in a static system oil cannot be replaced by water on a surface"; "a system generating hydrogen peroxide"
subtype: refrigerant a substance used to provide cooling (as in a refrigerator)
subtype: residue matter that remains after something has been removed
subtype: lysin any substance (such as an antibody) or agent that can cause lysis
subtype: poisonous_substance__poisonoussubstance__poison any substance that causes injury or illness or death of a living organism
subtype: chemical_irritant a substance producing irritation
subtype: antigen any substance (as a toxin or enzyme) that stimulates the production of antibodies
subtype: solid a substance that is solid at room temperature and pressure
subtype: solute the dissolved substance in a solution; the component of a solution that changes its state
subtype: solvate a compound formed by solvation (the combination of solvent molecules with molecules or ions of the solute)
subtype: volatile a volatile substance; a substance that changes readily from solid or liquid to a vapor; "it was heated to evaporate the volatiles"
subtype: emanation something that is produced by emanation
subtype: essence any substance possessing to a high degree the predominant properties of a plant or drug or other natural product from which it is extracted
subtype: ligand an atom or molecule or radical or ion that forms a complex around a central atom
subtype: metabolite any substance involved in metabolism (either as a product of metabolism or as necessary for metabolism)
subtype: vegetable_matter__vegetablematter matter produced by plants or growing in the manner of a plant
subtype: physical_part__part__piece a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
subtype: part.physical_object__portion something less than the whole of a human artifact: "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
subtype: body_part any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
subtype: corpus the main part of an organ or other bodily structure
subtype: acicula a needle-like part or structure of a plant or animal or crystal; as a spine or bristle or crystal
subtype: base.physical_part the bottom or lowest part; "the base of the mountain"
subtype: corner.physical_part a projecting part that is corner-shaped; "he knocked off the corners"
subtype: craton the part of a continent that is stable and forms the central mass of the continent; typically Precambrian
subtype: cutting a piece cut off from the main part of something
subtype: fragment a piece broken off of something else; "a fragment of rock"
subtype: lump__hunk a large piece of something without definite shape; "a hunk of bread" or "a lump of coal"
subtype: nub.physical_part__stub a small piece; "a nub of coal" or "a stub of a pencil"
subtype: segment one of the parts into which something naturally divides: "a segment of an orange"
subtype: slice.physical_part a thin flat piece cut off of some object
subtype: strip.physical_part a relatively long narrow piece of something; "he felt a flat strip of muscle"
subtype: world a part of the earth that can be considered separately; "the outdoor world"; "the world of insects"
subtype: building_block__unit a single undivided natural entity occurring in the composition of something else; "units of nucleic acids"
subtype: chemical_chain__chain a series of linked atoms (generally in an organic molecule)
subtype: couple.building_block something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
subtype: unit_cell the smallest group of atoms or molecules whose repetition at regular intervals in three dimensions produces the lattices of a crystal
subtype: chemical_group__group__radical (chemistry) two or more atoms bound together as a single unit and forming part of a molecule
subtype: molecule (physics and chemistry) the simplest structural unit of an element or compound
1 schema is about physical_entity
[graph1_on_physical_entity
[any physical_entity (^$(no inheritance)$^),
physical_part: a physical_entity,
matter: a substance,
physical_part of: a physical_entity,
location: a spatial_object,
spatial_characteristic (^$(explore 1)$^): a spatial_attribute_or_quality_or_measure,
physical_characteristic (^$(explore 2)$^): a physical_characteristic,
may have for owner: a person_or_organization (^$(explore 1)$^),
monetary_value: a monetary_value,
may be object of: a commercial_transaction (^$(explore 1)$^),
may be doer/object/result/place of (^$(explore)$^): a situation]
];
6 statements are about direct instances of physical_entity: graph1_on_description_container, graph1_on_artifact, graph1_on_substance, graph1_on_body_part, graph1_on_body_covering
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