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Scientific ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk Arts Adjective Discovery/Theory/Fact Research/Evidence/Knowledge/Methods Sites Interest

Word3 scientific
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
Example
  • a scientific discovery/theory/fact
  • scientific research/evidence/knowledge/methods
  • sites of scientific interest
  • a scientific journal/paper/study
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scientific

(adjective)/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/ /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪk/
  1. involving science; connected with science
    • a scientific discovery/theory/fact
    • scientific research/evidence/knowledge/methods
    • sites of scientific interest
    • a scientific journal/paper/study
    • The consensus among the scientific community (= people who work in science) is that the average world surface temperature is 1.1°F higher than 100 years ago.

    Extra Examples

    • I did my own research in the scientific literature.
    • The book lacks any sound scientific basis.
    • Her curiosity was purely scientific.
  2. careful and logical
    • OPPOSITE unscientific
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/unscientific
    • He took a very scientific approach to management.
    • We need to be more scientific about this problem.

    Word Origin

    • late 16th cent.: from French scientifique or late Latin scientificus ‘producing knowledge’, from scientia, from scire ‘know’. Early use described the liberal arts as opposed to the “mechanic” arts (i.e. arts requiring manual skill).
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