Meaning

8 senses
  1. (countable)A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.

    Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an art.

    Wissenschaft

    нау́каnaúka, дисципли́наdisciplína

    нау́каnaúka, дисциплі́наdyscyplína

    a particular branch of scientific knowledge

  2. (countable, uncountable)Specifically the natural sciences.

    My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.

  3. (countable, uncountable)The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.

    Wissen

    зна́ниеznánije

    знання́znannjá

  4. (uncountable)The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.

    Meronyms: physical science, life science, natural science, social science

    Wissenschaft, Wissnschoft

    нау́каnaúka

    нау́каnaúka

  5. (uncountable)Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.

  6. (collective, uncountable)The scientific community.

  7. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable, with definite article)Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”).

  8. (archaic, uncountable)Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.

    Kenntnis, Erfahrung, Wissen

    знання́znannjá

Examples

1011 sentences
  1. Tom likes science, but I don't.

    Том любить науку, а я ні. — deniko

  2. This science-fiction novel is very interesting.

    Цей фантастичний роман дуже цiкавий. — rmdas

    ruЭтот научно-фантастический роман очень интересный. — odexed

    deDieser Science-Fiction-Roman ist sehr interessant. — al_ex_an_der

  3. Tom is a science teacher, isn't he?

    Том — викладач предмету "наука", так? — deniko

  4. I don't know much about science.

    Я небагато знаю про науку. — deniko

    ruЯ мало что понимаю в науке. — marafon

  5. Tom likes science fiction.

    Том любить наукову фантастику. — deniko

    ruТом любит научную фантастику. — soweli_Elepanto

    deTom mag Science-Fiction. — Wuzzy

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
particular discipline or branch of learning:
knowledge gained through study or practice:
Русский
By meaning 2
particular discipline or branch of learning:
fact of knowing something:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
particular discipline or branch of learning:
knowledge gained through study or practice:
collective discipline of learning acquired through the scientific method:

Origin

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Lat

From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).

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Forms

plural: sciences
Singularscience
Pluralsciences

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a particular branch of scientific knowledge:scientific discipline
  • ability to produce solutions in some problem domain:skill

Word family

117 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • science fiction
  • science teacher
  • a science teacher
  • like science fiction
  • science fiction novels
  • interested in science
  • reading science fiction
  • in science class
  • science project
  • like science
  • is a science
  • my science teacher

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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