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Art and science have so much in common - the process of trial and error, finding something new and innovative, and to experiment and succeed in a breakthrough.
Peter M. Brant

Meaning of "science" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCIENCE

Via Old French from Latin scientia knowledge, from scīre to know.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCIENCE

science  [ˈsaɪəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCIENCE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Science is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SCIENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Science

Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe. In an older and closely related meaning, "science" also refers to a body of knowledge itself, of the type that can be rationally explained and reliably applied. A practitioner of science is known as a scientist. Since classical antiquity, science as a type of knowledge has been closely linked to philosophy. In the early modern period the words "science" and "philosophy of nature" were sometimes used interchangeably. By the 17th century, natural philosophy was considered a separate branch of philosophy. In modern usage, "science" most often refers to a way of pursuing knowledge, not only the knowledge itself. It is also often restricted to those branches of study that seek to explain the phenomena of the material universe. In the 17th and 18th centuries scientists increasingly sought to formulate knowledge in terms of laws of nature such as Newton's laws of motion.

Definition of science in the English dictionary

The first definition of science in the dictionary is 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. Other definition of science is the knowledge so obtained or the practice of obtaining it. Science is also any particular branch of this knowledge.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCIENCE


affiance
əˈfaɪəns
alliance
əˈlaɪəns
antiscience
ˌæntɪˈsaɪəns
appliance
əˈplaɪəns
bioscience
ˈbaɪəʊˌsaɪəns
compliance
kəmˈplaɪəns
defiance
dɪˈfaɪəns
ethnoscience
ˌeθnəʊˈsaɪəns
geoscience
ˌdʒiːəʊˈsaɪəns
misalliance
ˌmɪsəˈlaɪəns
multiscience
ˈmʌltɪˌsaɪəns
neuroscience
ˈnjʊərəʊˌsaɪəns
noncompliance
ˌnɒnkəmˈplaɪəns
nonscience
ˌnɒnˈsaɪəns
overreliance
ˌəʊvərɪˈlaɪəns
parascience
ˈpærəˌsaɪəns
pseudoscience
ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns
reliance
rɪˈlaɪəns
subscience
ˈsʌbˌsaɪəns
telescience
ˈtɛlɪˌsaɪəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCIENCE

science correspondent
science fiction
Science Museum
science park
scienced
scient
scienter
sciential
scientific
scientific content analysis
scientific method
scientific officer
scientific socialism
scientifical
scientifically
scientism
scientist
scientistic
scientize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCIENCE

ambience
at your convenience
at your earliest convenience
audience
Bachelor of Science
computer science
conference
conscience
convenience
experience
flag of convenience
inconvenience
life science
Master of Science
obedience
patience
political science
resilience
social science
target audience
work experience

Synonyms and antonyms of science in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «SCIENCE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «science» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of science

Translation of «science» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCIENCE

Find out the translation of science to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of science from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «science» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

科学
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ciencia
570 millions of speakers

English

science
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विज्ञान
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عِلْم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

наука
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ciência
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিজ্ঞান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

science
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sains
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wissenschaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

科学
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

과학
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ilmu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngành khoa học
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அறிவியல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विज्ञान
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bilim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scienza
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nauka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

наука
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

științele naturii
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

επιστήμη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

wetenskap
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vetenskap
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

vitenskap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of science

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIENCE»

The term «science» is very widely used and occupies the 1.204 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of science
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «science».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCIENCE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «science» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «science» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about science

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10 QUOTES WITH «SCIENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word science.
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Alan Arkin
NI love watching science fiction because I feel like when it's done well, it's not just monsters, but philosophy. Really good science fiction like, '2001,' for example, or the first 'Matrix.' But it takes someone who's got a brain and thinks in order to do really good science fiction.
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Isaac Asimov
There is a single light of science, and to brighten it anywhere is to brighten it everywhere.
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Bernard Beckett
I didn't study science beyond high school level, but I'd been reading a lot of science books by people like Richard Dawkins, Matt Ridley and Daniel Dennett. I also spent a year working on a fellowship in a research centre - the Allan Wilson Centre - where I got a hands-on look at their work sequencing DNA.
4
Alfred Bester
I'm not much interested in extrapolating science and technology; I merely use extrapolation as a means of putting people into new quandaries which produce colorful pressures and conflicts.
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Peter M. Brant
Art and science have so much in common - the process of trial and error, finding something new and innovative, and to experiment and succeed in a breakthrough.
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Dan Brown
For me, a good thriller must teach me something about the real world. Thrillers like 'Coma,' 'The Hunt for Red October' and 'The Firm' all captivated me by providing glimpses into realms about which I knew very little - medical science, submarine technology and the law.
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James Buchan
Of all the failed technologies that litter the onward march of science - steam carriages, zeppelins, armoured trains - none has been so catastrophic to prosperity as the last century's attempt to generate electricity from nuclear fission.
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Vannevar Bush
To pursue science is not to disparage the things of the spirit. In fact, to pursue science rightly is to furnish the framework on which the spirit may rise.
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Octavia Butler
And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy.
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Octavia Butler
Science fiction let me do both. It let me look into science and stick my nose in everywhere.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCIENCE»

Discover the use of science in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to science and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Popular Science
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world.
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Science: A Four Thousand Year History
Finally, this provocative volume challenges scientific supremacy itself, arguing that science is successful not because it is always indubitably right, but because people have said that it is right.
Patricia Fara, 2009
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The Psychology of Science: A Reconnaissance
" This eBook edition contains the complete 168 page text of the original 1966 hardcover edition. Contents: Preface by Abraham H. Maslow Acknowledgments 1. Mechanistic and Humanistic Science 2.
Abraham H. Maslow, 2004
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Popular Science
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world.
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Bicycling Science
A new, updated edition of a popular book on the history, science, and engineering of bicycles, by MIT mechanical engineering professor emeritus David Gordon Wilson.
David Gordon Wilson, Jim Papadopoulos, 2004
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Popular Science
Popular Science gives our readers the information and tools to improve their technology and their world.
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Occult Science: An Outline
Although Occult Science is not all-inclusive, it is indispensable to any serious student who wishes to master Steiner's extraordinary philosophy and methods of inner development.
Rudolf Steiner, 2005
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The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book: Boil Ice, ...
Science has never been so easy--or so much fun! With The Everything Kids' Science Experiments Book, all you need to do is gather a few household items and you can recreate dozens of mind-blowing, kid-tested science experiments.
Tom Robinson, 2001
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Bad Science
Ben Goldacre’s wise and witty bestseller, shortlisted for the Samuel Johnson Prize, lifts the lid on quack doctors, flaky statistics, scaremongering journalists and evil pharmaceutical corporations.
Ben Goldacre, 2008
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Let's Review: Earth science-- the physical setting
Designed especially to help prepare students taking the New York State Regents Examination, this book makes a valuable supplementary text for high-school-level Earth Science classes throughout the country.
Edward J. Denecke, William H. Carr, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCIENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term science is used in the context of the following news items.
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NASA spots most Earth-like planet yet
Daniel is a deputy news editor for Science. Email Daniel. By. Daniel Clery. 23 July 2015 3:00 pm. 1 Comment. NASA's prolific exoplanets-hunting satellite Kepler ... «Science Now, Jul 15»
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Female scientists prove just how #distractinglysexy they are
(CNN) It's safe to say few tears have been shed by women in science over the resignation of Nobel-winning scientist Sir Tim Hunt after his now infamous ... «CNN, Jun 15»
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Tim Hunt shows why old men should be banned from science
Science would be much better off if old men were left out of it and restricted to ... If you look at the data, it is difficult to argue that old men are just bad at science. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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How dogs stole our hearts
If you think of your dog as your “fur baby,” science has your back. New research shows that when our canine pals stare into our eyes, they activate the same ... «Science /AAAS, Apr 15»
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White House Science Fair Puts Whiz Kids in a Serious Spotlight
But the science fair, which takes place for the fifth time on Monday, isn't just fun and games: Each year's lineup includes serious innovations — and you can't get ... «NBCNews.com, Mar 15»
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Fossil pushes back human origins 400000 years
In two papers online this week in Science, the ASU team and co-authors introduce the partial lower jaw as the oldest known member of the genus Homo. «Science AAAS, Mar 15»
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The simple math that explains why you may (or may not) get cancer
In a paper this week in Science, Vogelstein and Cristian Tomasetti, who joined the biostatistics department at Hopkins in 2013, put forth a mathematical formula ... «Science Now, Jan 15»
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Curiosity rover detects methane burps on Mars
Now, according to data published online today in Science and presented here at a meeting of the American Geophysical Union, the gas is present in the martian ... «Science AAAS, Dec 14»
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Rosetta mission scientist Dr Matt Taylor cries during apology over …
Astrophysicist Katie Mack said earlier this week "I don't care what scientists wear. ... lingerie isn't appropriate for a broadcast if you care about women in science". «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 14»
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Why Republicans Keep Telling Everyone They're Not Scientists
In the past, many Republican candidates questioned or denied the science of climate change, but polls show that a majority of Americans accept it — and ... «New York Times, Oct 14»

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