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Definition of science noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

science

noun
 OPAL WOPAL S
 
/ˈsaɪəns/
 
/ˈsaɪəns/
Idioms
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  1.  
     [uncountable] knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments
    • new developments in science and technology
    • the advance of modern science
    • the laws of science
    see also hard science, junk science
    Extra Examples
    • His essay is not based on good science.
    • This rule is based on bad science.
    • His experiments have achieved notoriety in the world of science.
    • Research is critical to advancing medical science.
    • The magazine contains a lot of popular science.
    • our ability to understand the science of environmental degradation
    Topics Scientific researcha1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • modern
    • bad
    • junk
    • …
    verb + science
    • advance
    • understand
    science + noun
    • curriculum
    • education
    • research
    • …
    preposition
    • science of
    phrases
    • the advancement of science
    • the development of science
    • the history of science
    • …
    See full entry
  2.  
     [uncountable] the study of science
    • science students/teachers/classes
    • She is trying to encourage more young people to study science.
    Extra Examples
    • a writer of popular science books
    • I was trying to remember what I had learnt about gravity in school science.
    Topics Educationa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • modern
    • bad
    • junk
    • …
    verb + science
    • advance
    • understand
    science + noun
    • curriculum
    • education
    • research
    • …
    preposition
    • science of
    phrases
    • the advancement of science
    • the development of science
    • the history of science
    • …
    See full entry
  3.  
     [uncountable, countable] a particular branch of science
    • medical/environmental science
    • the biological sciences
    • to study one of the sciences
    • science of something He was a pioneer in the science of genetics.
    compare art, humanity see also computer science, domestic science, earth science, food science, information science, life science, natural science, physical science, political science, rocket science, social science, soil science
    Extra Examples
    • Meteorology is the science of the weather.
    • Politics is as much an art form as an exact science.
    Topics Scientific researcha1, Educationa1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • modern
    • bad
    • junk
    • …
    verb + science
    • advance
    • understand
    science + noun
    • curriculum
    • education
    • research
    • …
    preposition
    • science of
    phrases
    • the advancement of science
    • the development of science
    • the history of science
    • …
    See full entry
  4. [singular] a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one that deals with aspects of human behaviour or society
    • a science of international politics
    5. see also Christian Science, creation science
    Word OriginMiddle English (denoting knowledge): from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’.
Idioms
blind somebody with science
  1. to confuse somebody by using technical or complicated language that they do not understand
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