science

Noun

1. (countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.
2. (countable, uncountable) Specifically the natural sciences.
3. (archaic, uncountable) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area.
4. (countable, uncountable) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.
5. (uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline.
6. (uncountable) Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
7. (collective, uncountable) The scientific community.
8. (countable, euphemistic, uncountable, with-definite-article) Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”).

Verb

1. (dated, transitive) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.
2. (colloquial, humorous, transitive) To use science to solve a problem.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsaɪ.əns/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: science

In summary

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

Synonyms

knowledge

learning

skill

natural science

scholarship

scientific discipline

art

🎨

lore

ability

education

wisdom

branch of knowledge

experience

fact

faculty

gen

knowing

knowingness

letters

literature

ology

philosophy

ponder

profession

proficiency

reason

reasoning

reflection

sciences

scientific knowledge

section

studies

study

subject

technique

transcendent

treatise

Christian Science

natural sciences

scholarshop

body of knowledge

data point

biology

information

research

technology

practical knowledge

luggage, baggage

craftspersonship

learning season

Translations

science

Wissenschaft

ciencia

scienza

ciência

wetenschap

nauka

bilim

επιστήμη

ciència

scientia

zanist

Naturwissenschaft

Wissen

ilim

Sentences

I have no idea what complexity science is .

It is particularly strong in the fields of engineering , technology and management science .

The science started to involve more research into risk assessment and risk management .

Its research spans basic science , experimental medicine , epidemiology and public policy .