Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com

National Science Foundation

American  

noun

U.S. Government.
  1. an independent agency of the executive branch, created in 1950, that promotes and supports research and education in the sciences. NSF


Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

D-Wave announced Tuesday that it had secured a $1.6 million National Science Foundation grant.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

The research was supported by the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation.

From Science Daily May 29, 2026

The National Science Foundation is moving at 20% of its normal pace, threatening basic research in computing, energy, advanced engineering and other fields.

From The Wall Street Journal May 20, 2026

“It does call into question,” Reyes posits, “what are their plans for the National Science Foundation given the period that we’re entering?”

From Salon May 2, 2026

The largest semi-steerable radio/radar observatory on the planet Earth is the Arecibo facility, which Cornell University operates for the National Science Foundation.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Join 12,000,000 vocabulary learners

Start learning new words today on VocabTrainer.
You'll remember them forever.

Start training