natural science
noun
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 sciences
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pluralof natural science.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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A falconer captivated by the natural sciences, he once considered becoming a wildlife illustrator.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 22, 2025
Students attempt about 200 questions across various subjects, which include Korean, maths, English, social and natural sciences, among others.
From BBC ● Dec. 11, 2025
In Marx's later works, he quite intensively studied natural sciences.
From Salon ● May 3, 2024
Museums dedicated to the natural sciences have long been associated with dark spaces and nature dioramas, but that may be changing.
From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2024
Knowing that he had never been trained as a teacher, the school asked Mendel to sit for the formal examination in the natural sciences for high school teachers.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
