science
a branch of knowledge or study dealing with a body of facts or truths systematically arranged and showing the operation of general laws: the mathematical sciences.
systematic knowledge of the physical or material world gained through observation and experimentation.
any of the branches of natural or physical science.
systematized knowledge in general.
knowledge, as of facts or principles; knowledge gained by systematic study.
a particular branch of knowledge.
skill, especially reflecting a precise application of facts or principles; proficiency.
Origin of science
1Other words for science
Other words from science
- an·ti·sci·ence, adjective, noun
- in·ter·sci·ence, adjective
- non·sci·ence, noun
- pro·sci·ence, adjective
- sub·sci·ence, noun
Words that may be confused with science
- science , séance
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How to use science in a sentence
These companies include SpaceX, Orbital Sciences, Sierra Nevada Space Systems, and more.
Luxembourg and China Team Up on Private Mission to the Moon | Matthew R. Francis | October 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne such message was communicated by a Tweet from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
'Genie, You're Free': Suicide Is Not Liberation | Russell Saunders | August 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMarcus is citing a 2012 study from Duke University researchers published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screened it!
Lori Petty on ‘Orange Is the New Black,’ the Halcyon ‘90s, and Discovering Jennifer Lawrence | Marlow Stern | June 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn addition, the Academy [of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences] has expanded their definition of what they define as a documentary.
Sony Pictures Classics’ Michael Barker and Tom Bernard on Woody Allen and the State of Indie Film | Richard Porton | May 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST
So it commands the other sciences in all the wonderful and hidden things of nature and art (pp. 510-511).
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II) | Henry Osborn TaylorSee the distinction between the "sciences physiques" and the "sciences physiologiques" in the "Anatomic Générale," 1801.
American Addresses, with a Lecture on the Study of Biology | Thomas Henry HuxleyThe first commencement of Union College for conferring degrees in the arts and sciences.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellThis Method can be readily applied to events in ancient or modern times, or to an accumulation of facts in the sciences, &c.
Assimilative Memory | Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)It must not be supposed that these sciences have the independence of each other which their separate names would imply.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate Shaler
British Dictionary definitions for science
/ (ˈsaɪəns) /
the systematic study of the nature and behaviour of the material and physical universe, based on observation, experiment, and measurement, and the formulation of laws to describe these facts in general terms
the knowledge so obtained or the practice of obtaining it
any particular branch of this knowledge: the pure and applied sciences
any body of knowledge organized in a systematic manner
skill or technique
archaic knowledge
Origin of science
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Scientific definitions for science
[ sī′əns ]
The investigation of natural phenomena through observation, theoretical explanation, and experimentation, or the knowledge produced by such investigation.♦ Science makes use of the scientific method, which includes the careful observation of natural phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis, the conducting of one or more experiments to test the hypothesis, and the drawing of a conclusion that confirms or modifies the hypothesis. See Note at hypothesis.
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