science

science
n
1. body of knowledge, body of facts or information, body of laws or principles, body of truths or verities or realities, pantology; discipline, area of study, academic area, area, field, subject; sphere, domain, realm, world; branch, specialization, specialty.
2. physical science, technology, physics, chemistry, biology, geology, geography; social science, sociology, psychology, economics.
3. scholarship, academics, academic pursuit, learning, erudition, philosophy; research, experimentation, trial and error, investigation, discovery.
4. skill, proficiency, expertise, expertness, mastery; adeptness, aptness, finesse; address, application, efficiency; facility, dexterity, deftness; sophistication, know-how, savoir-faire.

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  • science — [ sjɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1080; lat. scientia, de scire « savoir » I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx ou littér. Connaissance exacte et approfondie. ⇒ connaissance, 2. savoir. L arbre de la science du bien et du mal. Science de l avenir. ⇒ prescience. Savoir qqch. de science… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • science —    Science is a process by which evidence, obtained by systematic experiment or observation, is used to verify or negate hypotheses about any aspect of the universe leading to an accumulation of a body of knowledge and principles. Popular usage… …   Encyclopedia of contemporary British culture

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  • 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 — (en inglés, ciencia) es la revista y órgano de expresión de la Asociación Estadounidense para el Avance de la Ciencia (American Association for the Advancement of Science, AAAS). Science fue fundada por Thomas Edison en 1880. Se adopta como la… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • science — [sī′əns] n. [OFr < L scientia < sciens, prp. of scire, to know, orig., to discern, distinguish < IE base * skei , to cut, separate > SHEATH, SHIN1, SHIP, SKI, L scindere, to cut] 1. Archaic the state or fact of knowledge; knowledge …   English World dictionary

  • science — (n.) c.1300, knowledge (of something) acquired by study, also a particular branch of knowledge, from O.Fr. science, from L. scientia knowledge, from sciens (gen. scientis), prp. of scire to know, probably originally to separate one thing from… …   Etymology dictionary

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