Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.

    Naturgeschichte

    природове́дениеprirodovédenije

    природни́ча істо́ріяpryrodnýča istórija, природозна́вствоpryrodoznávstvo

  2. (countable, uncountable)The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.

    природове́дениеprirodovédenije

    природни́ча істо́ріяpryrodnýča istórija, природозна́вствоpryrodoznávstvo

  3. (countable, uncountable)A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.

  4. (countable, uncountable)The progression of a medical condition in an individual.

More definitions
  • the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom's father took us to the Natural History Museum.

  2. They went to the museum of natural history.

    ruОни пошли в музей естественной истории. — Karok

    deSie besuchten das naturgeschichtliche Museum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He went to the museum of natural history.

  4. The natural history museum has a large collection.

  5. Recently, the American Museum of Natural History established the Institute for Comparative Genomics.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
study of the origins and evolution of all living things:
Русский
By meaning 1
study of the origins and evolution of all living things:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
study of the origins and evolution of all living things:

Forms

plural: natural histories

Word family

2 related words

See also

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