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 scientist
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a word derived from
natural science.
Example Sentences
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“I think it will be a long time before you see python burgers served up at your favorite local restaurant here,” study co-author Rick Shine, a natural scientist at Macquarie University, said in a statement.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
Potter, who was born in 1866 and died in 1943, remains best known for her children's books featuring animals, such as The Tale Of Peter Rabbit, but was also a prominent natural scientist and conservationist.
From BBC ● Dec. 21, 2021
As a natural scientist, I find a version of panpsychism modified for the 21st century to be the single most elegant and parsimonious explanation for the universe I find myself in.
From Scientific American ● Jan. 1, 2014
Only Abigail is a fully fledged personality; yet, rather implausibly, she is something of a natural scientist herself.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 15, 2013
Indeed, as a natural scientist and a mathematician, the mature Eratosthenes represented the anti-Ariston.
From "Circumference" by Nicholas Nicastro
