scientific
of or relating to science or the sciences: scientific studies.
occupied or concerned with science: scientific experts.
regulated by or conforming to the principles of exact science: scientific procedures.
systematic or accurate in the manner of an exact science.
Origin of scientific
1Other words from scientific
- sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- an·ti·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- an·ti·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- coun·ter·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- non·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- non·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- pre·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- pro·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- qua·si-sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- qua·si-sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
- su·per·sci·en·tif·ic, adjective
- su·per·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use scientific in a sentence
Once the scientific community accepts those results as valid, researchers — or the companies they work for — approach regulators such as the Food and Drug Administration.
Then as now, some scientific cases are stronger than others.
A new Galileo biography draws parallels to today’s science denialism | Tom Siegfried | August 11, 2020 | Science NewsWe have to maintain due process, we have to respect the scientific method and science, and facts and reason.
American Fringes: The Intellectual Dark Web Declares Its Independence | Nick Fouriezos | August 11, 2020 | OzyThis isn’t the first time researchers have automated the scientific process.
This Robotic Chemist Does Over 600 Experiments a Week and Learns From Its Own Work | Edd Gent | July 13, 2020 | Singularity HubWhile supercomputers have historically been mostly about military and scientific research—and Fugaku has already been crunching coronavirus data—they’re also increasingly being tailored to run machine learning algorithms.
The World’s New Fastest Supercomputer Is an Exascale Machine for AI | Jason Dorrier | June 25, 2020 | Singularity Hub
The story of fluoridation reads like a postmodern fable, and the moral is clear: a scientific discovery might seem like a boon.
And Epstein continues to steer money toward universities to advance scientific research.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTTheir three-day scientific outing was paid for by Epstein and was big success.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking | M.L. Nestel | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTShe wanted to know what happened over five years, or even 10, but the scientific literature had little to offer.
By the late 1600s, chemists and herbalists had begun to concoct their own scientific mixtures for curing the hangover.
All that scientific bric-a-brac in the cupboard had far better be thrown away.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation | H. G. (Herbert George) WellsThey are raised on the strictest scientific principles and yield me the greater part of my income.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe duke was agricultural above all things; he had a model estate bristling with scientific improvement.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonThe gauge of railways in Great Britain was not fixed upon any scientific principle.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowBy the adoption of scientific principles Hope-Jones has multiplied the efficiency of Swell boxes tenfold.
The Recent Revolution in Organ Building | George Laing Miller
British Dictionary definitions for scientific
/ (ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk) /
(prenominal) of, relating to, derived from, or used in science: scientific equipment
(prenominal) occupied in science: scientific manpower
conforming with the principles or methods used in science: a scientific approach
Derived forms of scientific
- scientifically, adverb
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