science

noun
sci·ence
sīʹ-əns

A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill.

Other meanings

Specifically the natural sciences.
“My favorite subjects at school are science, mathematics, and history.”
The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth.

Synonyms

scientific discipline

Example sentences

“I have a natural instinct for science.”
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“Reasoning and science lay bare legends.”
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“Science builds planes and skyscrapers, but faith brings them together.”
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Word history

From Latin "scientia" (knowledge).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “science” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.