science

sci-ence · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    The systematic study of the structure and behavior of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.

  2. 2.

    A particular area of scientific study or knowledge.

  3. 3.

    Knowledge of any kind gained through study or practice.

  4. 4.

    A systematically organized body of knowledge on a particular subject.

Forms

plural: sciences

Related words

Antonyms: pseudoscience, superstition
See also: research, scientific, scientist
Synonyms: discipline, field of study, knowledge

Etymology

From Middle English science, from Old French science, from Latin scientia ("knowledge"), from sciens, present participle of scīre ("to know"). The Latin term derives from Proto-Indo-European skey- ("to cut, split"), reflecting the idea of distinguishing or discerning.