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the study of the characteristics and uses of various materials, as glass, plastics, and metals.

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Origin of materials science

First recorded in 1960–65

Words nearby materials science

materialize, materially, material mode, materials, materials handling, materials science, materia medica, matériel, maternal, maternalize, maternity

How to use materials science in a sentence

That’s useful not just for medicine, but materials science, weather forecasting, financial modeling, and other problems that involve huge amounts of data and chaotic interactions.
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In contexts other than meat, when you think about forming soft materials into structures and stuff like that, that’s already a very highly developed area of engineering and materials science.
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It will require breakthroughs in everything from materials science to cryogenics and software to run these devices.
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