science+(noun)

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• science — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ modern ▪ bad, junk (informal) ▪ This rule is based on bad science. ▪ good, hard, real …   Collocations dictionary

• science park — noun A centre for industrial research, etc attached to a university, set up for the purpose of co operation between the academic and the commercial world • • • Main Entry: ↑science * * * noun, pl ⋯ parks [count] chiefly Brit : ↑research park * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• science — ► NOUN 1) the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. 2) a systematically organized body of knowledge on any… …   English terms dictionary

• science fair — science fair, a group of exhibits, each demonstrating a scientific principle, process, etc. * * * noun, pl ⋯ fairs [count] : an event at which science projects created by students are shown and often judged for prizes She won first place at the… …   Useful english dictionary

• science — noun 1 (U) knowledge about the world, especially based on examination and testing, and on facts that can be proved: Science has taught us how atoms are made up. | The computer is one of the marvels of modern science. | developments in science and …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• science — UK US /saɪəns/ noun ► [U] the careful study of the structure and behaviour of the world, especially by doing experiments: »pure/applied science »Space travel is one of the wonders of modern science. »Advances in science and technology are opening …   Financial and business terms

• science — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin scientia, from scient , sciens having knowledge, from present participle of scire to know; perhaps akin to Sanskrit chyati he cuts off, Latin scindere to split more at shed Date: 14th… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• science fiction — noun a) Fiction in which advanced technology and/or science is a key element. Some people consider motion pictures such as the Star Wars movies more as fantasies than science fiction. b) Technology which, while theoretically possible, is not yet… …   Wiktionary

• science — I (study) noun body of fact, branch of knowledge, data, discipline, facts, information, knowledge, learning, organized knowledge, scientia, system of knowledge II (technique) noun ability, adroitness, aptitude, aptness, capacity, competence,… …   Law dictionary

• science fiction — noun Date: 1851 fiction dealing principally with the impact of actual or imagined science on society or individuals or having a scientific factor as an essential orienting component • science fictional adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• science — noun /ˈsaɪəns,ˈsaɪɛns/ a) A particular discipline or branch of learning, especially one dealing with measurable or systematic principles rather than intuition or natural ability. Of course in my opinion Social Studies is more of a science than an …   Wiktionary