Definition of sciences in English

Wiktionary

sciences (Noun)
Plural of science.

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sciences, noun, plural of science.

WordNet

Noun Plural: sciences
science - a particular branch of scientific knowledge; "the science of genetics"
		scientific discipline
		field of study, subject area, subject field, bailiwick, discipline, subject, study, field the area over which a bailiff has jurisdiction
		scientific knowledge knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"
		natural history the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals
		scientific theory a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
		natural science the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena
		math, mathematics, maths a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement
		agronomy, scientific agriculture the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production
		agrobiology the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield
		agrology science of soils in relation to crops
		architectonics, tectonics the science of architecture
		metallurgy the science and technology of metals
		metrology the scientific study of measurement
		nutrition the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans)
		psychological science, psychology the science of mental life
		informatics, information processing, information science, ip the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information
		cognitive science the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind
		social science the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society
		strategics the science or art of strategy
		systematics the science of systematic classification
		thanatology the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects)
		cryptanalysis, cryptanalytics, cryptology, cryptography the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
		linguistics the humanistic study of language and literature
science - ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
		skill
		ability, power the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
		nose a front that resembles a human nose (especially the front of an aircraft); "the nose of the rocket heated up on reentry"

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Wiktionary

science (Noun)
Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort.
science (Verb)
To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

science (n.)
Knowledge; knowledge of principles and causes; ascertained truth of facts.
science (n.)
Accumulated and established knowledge, which has been systematized and formulated with reference to the discovery of general truths or the operation of general laws; knowledge classified and made available in work, life, or the search for truth; comprehensive, profound, or philosophical knowledge.
science (n.)
Especially, such knowledge when it relates to the physical world and its phenomena, the nature, constitution, and forces of matter, the qualities and functions of living tissues, etc.; -- called also natural science, and physical science.
science (n.)
Any branch or department of systematized knowledge considered as a distinct field of investigation or object of study; as, the science of astronomy, of chemistry, or of mind.
science (n.)
Art, skill, or expertness, regarded as the result of knowledge of laws and principles.
science (v. t.)
To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

science
The study of the physical universe and its contents by means of reproducible observations, measurements, and experiments to establish, verify, or modify general laws to explain its nature and behaviour.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

science
sī′ens, n. knowledge systematised: truth ascertained: pursuit of knowledge or truth for its own sake: knowledge arranged under general truths and principles: that which refers to abstract principles, as distinguished from 'art:' pre-eminent skill: trade: a department of knowledge.—n. Scib′ile, something capable of being known.—adjs. Scī′enced, versed, learned; Scī′ent, knowing; Scien′tial (Milt.), producing science: skilful; Scientif′ic, -al (obs.), producing or containing science: according to, or versed in, science: used in science: systematic: accurate.—adv. Scientif′ically.—ns. Scī′entism, the view of scientists; Scī′entist, one who studies science, esp. natural science.—adjs. Scientis′tic.—adv. Scī′ently, knowingly.—n. Scient′olism, false science, superficial knowledge.—Scientific frontier, a term used by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878 in speaking of the rectification of the boundaries between India and Afghanistan, meaning a frontier capable of being occupied and defended according to the requirements of the science of strategy, in opposition to 'a hap-hazard frontier.'—Absolute science, knowledge of things in themselves; Applied science, when its laws are exemplified in dealing with concrete phenomena; Dismal science, political economy; Gay science, a medieval name for belles-lettres and poetry generally, esp. amatory poetry; Inductive science (see Induct); Liberal science, a science cultivated from love of knowledge, without view to profit; Mental science, mental philosophy, psychology; Moral science, ethics, the science of right and wrong, moral responsibility; Occult science, a name applied to the physical sciences of the middle ages, also to magic, sorcery, witchcraft, &c.; Sanitary science (see Sanitary); The exact sciences, the mathematical sciences; The science, the art of boxing; The seven liberal sciences, grammar, logic, rhetoric, arithmetic, music, geometry, and astronomy—these were the seven Terrestrial sciences, as opposed to the seven Celestial sciences, civil law, Christian law, practical theology, devotional theology, dogmatic theology, mystic theology, and polemical theology. [Fr.,—L. scientia—sciens, -entis, pr.p. of scīre, to know.]

Wikipedia

Science is a way to find out things. Sometimes the word "science" is used to refer to the knowledge that is found using the methods of science.

The word "science" is from the Latin word "scio", which means "to know".

People who do science are called scientists. Scientists study things by looking at them very carefully, by measuring them, and by doing experiments and tests. Scientists try to explain why things act the way they do, and are the way they are.

Scientific method.

The "scientific method" is the name given to the methods used in science to learn and experiment with things. The scientific method can be very useful.

Most people accept the scientific method as the most reliable way to get knowledge about nature, the universe, and the human body.

Other features of science.

Not everyone agrees about how science works exactly. Some philosophers and scientists say that scientific theories are only accepted as long as they are the best explanation for the data that exists, and when theories no longer explain the data, they are discarded and replaced. Other people say that sometimes scientists will make a theory better rather than discard it, or that they will keep on using the theory hoping that it will be made better eventually.

Scientists compete with each other. Scientists check each other's work. Scientists try to make better explanations for the data.

Scientists publish their work in peer-reviewed journals.

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