Branch of philosophy inquring into the fundamental nature of reality, including such concepts as being, substance, essence, time, space, cause, and identity.

metaphysics(P,,U,English-P,D,U,U)
metaphysical(philosophy)　(,U,English-NP,AD,U,U)
metafysica(P,,U,Dutch-P,D,U,U)
metafysisch(,U,Dutch-NP,AD,U,U)
metafísica(P,,U,Spanish-P,D,U,U)
形上學(P,,U,Chinese (traditional)-P,D,,)
形而上學(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,,)
後物理學(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,,)
玄學(,U,Chinese (traditional)-NP,UF,U,U)
hsing shang hsüeh(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Wade-Giles)-P,UF,U,U)
xíng shàng xué(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Hanyu Pinyin)-P,UF,U,U)
xing shang xue(P,,U,Chinese (transliterated Pinyin without tones)-P,UF,U,U)

Top of the AAT hierarchies
....Activities Facet
........Disciplines (facet)
............disciplines
................humanities
....................philosophy
........................metaphysics

practitioner(s)/student(s) are....	metaphysicians
thing(s) needing context are....	metaphysical concepts

Dutch....	Te gebruiken voor de tak van de filosofie die de fundamentele natuur van de realiteit onderzoekt, met concepten als wezen, bestaan, essentie, tijd, ruimte, oorzaak en identiteit.
Spanish....	Úsese para la rama de la filosofía que investiga el interior de la naturaleza fundamental de la realidad, incluyendo conceptos como existencia, substancia, esencia, tiempo, espacio, causa e identidad.
Chinese (traditional)....	探究自然實相的哲學分科，包括的概念如存有、本體、實質、時間、空間、起因及特性的研究。

metaphysics............	[VP]
.................	Aune, Metaphysics: The Elements (1985) 3
.................	Urmson, Concise Encyclopaedia of Western Philosophy (1960)
.................	Carr, Metaphysics (1987) 2
.................	Encyclopedia of Philosophy (1972) Vol. 5, 289
.................	Encyclopedia of Religion (1987) Vol. 9, 485
.................	CDMARC Subjects: LCSH (1988-)
.................	Oxford English Dictionary (1989)
.................	RILA, Subject Headings (1975-1990)
.................	Webster's Third New International Dictionary (1961)
.................	Random House Unabridged Dictionary (1993)
metaphysical(philosophy)............	[VP]
.................	Getty Vocabulary Program rules
metafysica............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
metafysisch............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	AAT-Ned (1994-)
metafísica............	[CDBP-DIBAM]
.................	Moliner, Diccionario de uso del español (2004) II:402
形上學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	中央研究院中英雙語知識本體詞網 September 23, 2011
.................	智慧藏百科全書網 September 23, 2011
形而上學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1107
.................	大英百科全書線上繁體中文版 September 23, 2011
玄學............	[AS-Academia Sinica]
.................	朗文當代大辭典 p. 1107
Subject:............	[Bureau AAT]
.................	Van Dale groot woordenboek (1994)

Getty AAT: 300054293 Getty AAT: http://www.getty.edu/vow/AATFullDisplay?find=costume&logic=AND¬e=&subjectid=300054293
ASDC Union Catalog： metaphysics 、metaphysical 、metafysica 、metafysisch 、metafísica 、形上學 、形而上學 、後物理學 、玄學 、hsing shang hsüeh 、xíng shàng xué 、xing shang xue