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natural science

American  

noun

  1. a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.

natural science British  

noun

  1. the sciences collectively that are involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena, including biology, physics, chemistry, and geology, but excluding social sciences, abstract or theoretical sciences, such as mathematics, and applied sciences

  2. any one of these sciences

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natural science Scientific  

  1. A science, such as biology, chemistry, or physics, that deals with the objects, phenomena, or laws of nature and the physical world.

Other Word Forms

  • natural scientist noun

Etymology

Origin of natural science

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

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The Oakland Museum of California is home to more than 2 million objects dedicated to telling the story of California through collections of art, history and natural science.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 29, 2025

No items have been identified as missing from the art collection, nor from the natural science collection "although there is an ongoing programme of review in relation to research loans".

From BBC • Oct. 7, 2023

Hot jobs in the state of Washington include engineers, architects, insurance appraisers, food service and natural science managers, web and software developers and other tech-field jobs.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2023

“This is one of the simplest natural science problems that exists,” Dr. Gambetta said.

From New York Times • Jun. 14, 2023

No medieval natural philosopher had a view of natural science as making progress, and no medieval natural philosopher was engaged in research, if we understand that to mean the gathering of relevant new information.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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