science

sci·ence  (sns)

n.

1.

a. The observation, identification, description, experimental investigation, and theoretical explanation of phenomena.

b. Such activities restricted to a class of natural phenomena.

c. Such activities applied to an object of inquiry or study.

2. Methodological activity, discipline, or study: I've got packing a suitcase down to a science.

3. An activity that appears to require study and method: the science of purchasing.

4. Knowledge, especially that gained through experience.

5. Science Christian Science.

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[Middle English, knowledge, learning, from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scins, scient-, present participle of scre, to know; see skei- in Indo-European roots.]

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science [ˈsaɪəns]

n

1. the systematic study of the nature and behaviour of the material and physical universe, based on observation, experiment, and measurement, and the formulation of laws to describe these facts in general terms

2. the knowledge so obtained or the practice of obtaining it

3. any particular branch of this knowledge the pure and applied sciences

4. any body of knowledge organized in a systematic manner

5. skill or technique

6. Archaic knowledge

[via Old French from Latin scientia knowledge, from scīre to know]

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science  (sns)

The investigation of natural phenomena through observation, theoretical explanation, and experimentation, or the knowledge produced by such investigation. Science makes use of the scientific method, which includes the careful observation of natural phenomena, the formulation of a hypothesis, the conducting of one or more experiments to test the hypothesis, and the drawing of a conclusion that confirms or modifies the hypothesis. See Note at hypothesis.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	science - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics" scientific discipline natural history - the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals scientific theory - a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable" discipline, field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, subject, field, study - a branch of knowledge; "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings" scientific knowledge - knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge" natural science - the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena math, mathematics, maths - a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement agronomy, scientific agriculture - the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production agrobiology - the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield agrology - science of soils in relation to crops architectonics, tectonics - the science of architecture metallurgy - the science and technology of metals metrology - the scientific study of measurement nutrition - the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans) psychological science, psychology - the science of mental life informatics, information processing, information science, IP - the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information cognitive science - the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind social science - the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society strategics - the science or art of strategy systematics - the science of systematic classification thanatology - the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects) cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptography, cryptology - the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms linguistics - the scientific study of language idealogue, theoretician, theoriser, theorist, theorizer - someone who theorizes (especially in science or art) verify, control - check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard; "Are you controlling for the temperature?"
	2.	science - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism" skill ability, power - possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination" nose - a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals" virtuosity - technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso

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science

noun discipline, body of knowledge, area of study, branch of knowledge the science of microbiology

Quotations
"Art is meant to disturb. Science reassures" [Georges Braque Pensées sur l'art]
"Science is the record of dead religions" [Oscar Wilde Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young]
"Science means simply the aggregate of all the recipes that are always successful. The rest is literature" [Paul Valéry Moralités]
"Science is nothing but trained and organized common sense" [T.H. Huxley Biogenesis and Abiogenesis]
"Our scientific power has outrun our spiritual power. We have guided missiles and misguided men" [Martin Luther King]
"the great tragedy of Science - the slaying of a beautiful hypothesis by an ugly fact" [T.H. Huxley Biogenesis and Abiogenesis]
"the essence of science: ask an impertinent question, and you are on the way to a pertinent answer" [Jacob Bronowski The Ascent of Man]
"In science the credit goes to the man who convinces the world, not to the man to whom the idea first occurs" [Francis Darwin]
"Science is an edged tool, with which men play like children, and cut their own fingers" [Arthur Eddington]
"Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind" [Albert Einstein Science, Philosophy and Religion]
"There are no such things as applied sciences, only applications of science" [Louis Pasteur]
"Science is built up of facts, as a house is built of stones; but an accumulation of facts is no more a science than a heap of stones is a house" [Henri Poincaré Science and Hypothesis]
"Science must begin with myths, and the criticism of myths" [Karl Popper The Philosophy of Science]

Translations

science [ˈsaɪəns]

A. N → ciencia f
the natural/social sciences → las ciencias naturales/sociales
the sciences → las ciencias
it's a real science → es una verdadera ciencia
to blind sb with science → impresionar or deslumbrar a algn citándole muchos datos científicos

B. CPD → de ciencias
science fiction N → ciencia-ficción f
science park N → zona f de ciencias
science teacher N → profesor(a) m/f de ciencias

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science [ˈsaɪəns]

n

(gen) → science f
science and technology → sciences et technologie, science et technologie
the science of genetics → la science de la génétique

(= school subject) → sciences fpl
to study science → étudier les sciences

modif [class, teacher] → de sciences; [degree, graduate, student] → en sciences; [lab] → scientifique; [museum] → des sciences; [correspondent] → scientifique
science fiction

n → science-fiction f

modif [film, story, writer, magazine] → de science-fiction
science park n → parc m scientifique

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science

n

→ Wissenschaft f; (= natural science) → Naturwissenschaft f; to study science → Naturwissenschaften studieren; a man of science → ein Wissenschaftler m; things that science cannot explain → Dinge, die man nicht naturwissenschaftlich erklären kann; on the science side of the school → im naturwissenschaftlichen Zweig der Schule; the science of cooking → die Kochkunst; the science of life/astrology → die Lehre vom Leben/von den Gestirnen

(= systematic knowledge or skill) → Technik f; it wasn’t luck that helped me to do it, it was science! → das war kein Zufall, dass mir das gelungen ist, das war Können; there’s a lot of science involved in that → dazu gehört großes Können

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science [ˈsaɪəns]

1. n → scienza (Scol) → le materie scientifiche
the sciences → le scienze
the natural/social sciences → le scienze naturali/sociali

2. adj (teacher, exam) → di scienze; (subject, equipment, laboratory) → scientifico/a

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science [ˈsaɪəns]

1. n → scienza (Scol) → le materie scientifiche
the sciences → le scienze
the natural/social sciences → le scienze naturali/sociali

2. adj (teacher, exam) → di scienze; (subject, equipment, laboratory) → scientifico/a

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science

n science [ˈsaiəns]

1 knowledge gained by observation and experiment. wetenskap عِلْم (по)знание věda videnskab die Wissenschaft επιστήμη ciencia teadus, teadmised علم tiede science מַדָע विज्ञान znanje, poznavanje tudomány ilmu vísindi scienza 科学 과학적 지식 mokslas zinības; zināšanas ilmu sains wetenschap vitenskap nauka ciência ştiinţă наука veda znanost znanje vetenskap, kunskap วิทยาศาสตร์ ilim 科學 наукові знання معروضی مشاہدات اور اجتہاد سے حاصل کیا گیا علم khoa học 科学

2 a branch of such knowledge eg biology, chemistry, physics etc. wetenskap أحد الفُروع العِلْمِيَّه наука vědní obor videnskab die Naturwissenschaften επιστήμη, επιστημονικό πεδίο ciencia teadusala رشته علمي tieteenala science מַדָע विज्ञान, शास्त्र znanost, nauka tudomány(ág) bidang ilmu vísindagrein scienza ～学 이학 mokslo šaka zinātne bidang sains natuurwetenschap naturvitenskap jedna z nauk przyrodniczych ciência ştiinţă отрасль науки vedný odbor znanost nauka vetenskap สาขาความรู้เช่นชีววิทยา เคมี ฟิสิกส์ ฯลฯ fen bilimi 學科 природничі науки اس طرح سے حاصل کئے گئے علم khoa học tự nhiên 学科

3 these sciences considered as a whole My daughter prefers science to languages. wetenskap العُلوم естествени науки vědy videnskab die Wissenschaft θετικές επιστήμες ciencias täppis- ja loodusteadused علم دقيق luonnontieteet sciences מַדָע कौशल, हुनर prirodne znanosti természettudomány sains raunvísindi scienza 科学 과학 tikslieji mokslai dabaszinātnes; eksaktās zinātnes aliran sains natuurwetenschappen naturfag nauki ścisłe ciências ştiinţă естественные науки prírodné vedy (naravoslovne) vede prirodne nauke naturvetenskap วิชาเหล่านี้ถือเป็นกลุ่มวิชาหนึ่ง fen bilimleri 理科 наука یہ علوم ngành khoa học 自然科学

adj scienˈtific [-ˈti-]

1 of science scientific dis-coveries. wetenskaplik عِلْمي، مُتَعَلِّق بالعِلْم природонаучен vědecký videnskabelig wissenschaftlich επιστημονικός, που ανήκει στην επιστήμη científico teaduslik علمي tieteellinen scientifique מַדָעִי वैज्ञानिक znanstven, naučan tudományos ilmiah vísindalegur scientifico 科学の 과학의 mokslinis zinātnes-; zinātnisks sains wetenschappelijk vitenskapelig naukowy científico ştiinţific научный vedecký znanstven naučni vetenskaplig, vetenskaps- เกี่ยวกับวิทยาศาสตร์ bilimsel 科學的 науковий علمی اصولوں سے متعلق thuộc khoa học 科学的

2 (negativeunscientific) following the rules of science scientific methods. wetenskaplik عِلْمي научен vědecký videnskabelig wissenschaftlich επιστημονικός, που ακολουθεί τους νόμους της επιστήμης científico teaduslik علمي tieteellinen scientifique מַדָעִי वैज्ञानिक नियमानुमोदित znanstven, koji slijedi znanost tudományos ilmiah vísindalegur scientifico 科学的な 과학적인 mokslinis zinātnisks sains (natuur)wetenschappelijk vitenskapelig naukowy científico ştiinţific научный vedecký znanstven naučni vetenskaplig ตามหลักเกณฑ์ bilimsel 依照科學理論的 науковий علمی اصولوں کے مطابق có kĩ thuật 科学的

adv scienˈtifically [-ˈti-]

wetenskaplik عِلْمِيّاً научно vědecky videnskabeligt wissenschaftlich επιστημονικά científicamente teaduslikult بر اساس علم tieteellisesti scientifiquement מִבּחִינָה מַדָעִית वैज्ञानिकता से, कुशलता से znanstveno tudományosan secara ilmiah vísindalega scientificamente 科学的に 과학적으로 moksliškai zinātniski secara saintifik (natuur)wetenschappelijk vitenskapelig naukowo cientificamente (în mod) ştiinţific научно vedecky znanstveno naučno vetenskapligt ในทางวิทยาศาสตร์; อย่างมีกฎเกณฑ์ bilimsel olarak 科學地 з наукової точки зору سائںس کے اعتبار سے thuộc khoa học,có kĩ thuật 科学地

n scientist

a person who studies one or more branches of science. wetenskaplike عالِم учен vědec videnskabsmand der/die Wissenschaftler(in) επιστήμονας científico teadlane دانشمند tiedemies, tutkija scientifique מַדעַן वैज्ञानिक znanstvenik, učenjak (természet)tudós ilmuwan vísindamaður scienziato 科学者 과학자 mokslininkas zinātnieks ahli sains wetenschapper forsker, (natur)vitenskapsmann uczony, naukowiec cientista om de ştiinţă учёный vedec znanstvenik naučnik vetenskapsman, forskare นักวิทยาศาสตร์ bilim adamı 科學家 вчений; діяч науки سائنس داں nhà khoa học 科学家

abbr science fiction

stories dealing with future times on Earth or in space. wetenskapsfiksie الخَيال العِلْمي научна фантастика science fiction science fiction der Science-Fiction επιστημονική φαντασία ciencia ficción ulmekirjandus داستانهاي علمي_تخيلي tieteiskirjallisuus science-fiction מַדָע בִּדיוֹנִי विज्ञान कथा znanstvena fantastika tudományos-fantasztikus regény, sci-fi fiksi ilmiah vísindaskáldskapur fantascienza 空想科学小説 공상과학 mokslinė fantastika zinātniskā fantastika fiksyen sains sience{#169}fiction science fiction powieści fantastyczno-naukowe ficção científica science-fiction научная фантастика vedecko-fantastická literatúra znanstvena fantastika naučna fantastika science fiction นิยายวิทยาศาสตร์ bilimkurgu 科幻小說 наукова фантастика سائنسی افسانہ truyện khoa học viễn tưởng 科学幻想小说

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science → عِلْم přírodověda videnskab Wissenschaft επιστήμη ciencia tiede science znanost scienza 科学 과학 wetenschap vitenskap nauka ciência наука vetenskap วิชาวิทยาศาสตร์ bilim ngành khoa học 科学