pseudoscience
[ soo-doh-sahy-uh ns ]
/ ˌsu doʊˈsaɪ əns /
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noun
any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.
Nearby words
pseudorickets, pseudorosette, pseudosarcoma, pseudoscalar, pseudoscarlatina, pseudoscience, pseudosclerosis, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence
Related formspseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic [soo-doh-sahy-uh n-tif-ik] /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun
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Examples from the Web for pseudoscience
From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’
They thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell ParkThe subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams
British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience
pseudoscience
/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) /
noun
a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science
Derived Formspseudoscientific, adjective
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Culture definitions for pseudoscience
pseudoscience
[ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ]
A system of theories or assertions about the natural world that claim or appear to be scientific but that, in fact, are not. For example, astronomy is a science, but astrology is generally viewed as a pseudoscience.
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