physical education
/ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/
physical education noun: an element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.
Noun
physical education (uncountable)
- An element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.
- But it can be recalled that Locsin earlier called out DepEd for seemingly being “unaffected” by the actions of a teacher who body-shamed her by describing her “an obese person” in a Physical Education (PE) educational material after the agency issued an apology.2020, Christia Marie Ramos, “Teacher behind exam material body-shaming Angel Locsin undergoing admin probe — DepEd”, in Philippine Daily Inquirer
- In order to help teachers who are interested in the rhythmic side of physical education and its integration with units of social studies to find material, music, etc., I am listing below some of the activities and records that we have found to be very useful.1933, Roy J. McMurray, The Journal of Health and Physical Education, volume 4, number October 1933, page 48
physical education meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Arabic
physical education in Hindi
- curriculum component
- शारीरिक शिक्षा śārīrik śikṣā
physical education in Tamil
- curriculum component
- உடற்கல்வி uṭaṟkalvi
physical education in Kannada
- ಶಾರೀರಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷಣ
physical education in Arabic
- curriculum component
- تَعْلِيم جَسَدِيّ taʕlīm jasadiyy, تَعْلِيم بَدَنِيّ taʕlīm badaniyy
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- physical education in Malay
- pendidikan jasmani, pendidikan fizikal
- physical education in Indonesian
- pendidikan jasmani
- physical education in Persian
- آموزِشِ فیزیکی âmuzeš-e fiziki, تَربِیَتِ بَدَنی tarbiyat-e badani
- physical education in Thai
- พลศึกษา pá-lá-sʉ̀k-sǎa
- physical education in Vietnamese
- thể dục, giáo dục thể chất
- physical education in Myanmar
- ကာယပညာ kaya.pa.nya
Synonyms of physical education
Questions about physical education
- What does physical education mean?
- Physical education means an element of an educational curriculum concerned with bodily development, physical health and wellness, strength, physical co-ordination, and agility.
- What is physical education in Hindi?
- Physical education in Hindi is शारीरिक शिक्षा (śārīrik śikṣā). See Physical education meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is physical education?
- Physical education is a noun.
- How do you pronounce physical education?
- Physical education is pronounced /ˈfɪ.zɪ.kl̩ ˌɛd͡ʒ.əˈkeɪʃn̩/.
Words near physical education in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: physical education (page history and authors); physical education (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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