Science Knowledge Laws Study Noun Systematized B System

sci·ence
\\ˈsī-ən(t)s\\ noun1. the state of knowing : knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding
2.
  a. a department of systematized knowledge as an object of study
      the science of theology
  b. something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge
      have it down to a science
3.
  a. knowledge or a system of knowledge covering general truths or the operation of general laws especially as obtained and tested through scientific method
  b. such knowledge or such a system of knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena :

natural science

4. a system or method reconciling practical ends with scientific laws
    cooking is both a science and an art
5. capitalized :

science
  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 another, to distinguish," related to scindere "to cut, divide," from PIE base *skei- (cf. Gk. skhizein "to split, rend, cleave," Goth. skaidan, O.E. sceadan "to divide, separate;" see shed (v.)). Modern sense of "non-arts studies" is attested from 1678. The distinction is commonly understood as between theoretical truth (Gk. episteme) and methods for effecting practical results (tekhne), but science sometimes is used for practical applications and art for applications of skill. Main modern (restricted) sense of "body of regular or methodical observations or propositions ... concerning any subject or speculation" is attested from 1725; in 17c.-18c. this concept commonly was called philosophy. To blind (someone) with science "confuse by the use of big words or complex explanations" is attested from 1937, originally noted as a phrase from Australia and New Zealand.

☞ science
sci·ence / 5saiEns / noun1. [U] knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments
   科学；自然科学:
   new developments in science and technology
   科学技术的新发展
   the advance of modern science
   现代科学的进展
   the laws of science
   科学定律
2. [U] the study of science
   自然科学的学习与研究；理科:
    science students / teachers / courses
   理科学生/教师/课程
3. [U, C] a particular branch of science
   自然科学学科:
   to study one of the sciences
   攻读一门自然科学
⇨ compare

art

n. (6),

humanity

(4)
4. [sing.] a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one concerned with aspects of human behaviour or society
   (尤指人文、社会)学科,学:
   a science of international politics
   国际政治学
⇨ see also

domestic science

,

earth science

,

life sciences

,

natural science

,

political science

,

rocket science

,

social science

 IDIOMS 
⇨ see

blind

v.

Oxford Collocations dictionary for students of English

science
noun

ADJ. hard His essay is not based on hard science. | exact, inexact Politics is as much an art form as an exact science. | popular The magazine contains a lot of popular science. | basic, school I was trying to remember what I had learnt about gravity in school science. | applied, experimental | biological, human, life, natural, physical The life sciences include biology and botany. | agricultural, earth, environmental, food, marine, soil | forensic | medical, veterinary | behavioural, political, social | computer, information | cognitive, linguistic | space | sports | management

SCIENCE + NOUN education, research, teaching | museum, park

PREP. ~ of Meteorology is the science of the weather.

PHRASES the history of science, the laws of science, science and technology, the world of science His experiments have achieved notoriety in the world of science.
　• Note at

(for verbs and more nouns)

sci·ence
\ˈsīən(t)s, in rapid speech often -īn-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin scientia knowledge, science, from scient-, sciens (present participle of scire to know) + -ia -y; akin to Latin scindere to cut, split — more at
1.
 a. : possession of knowledge as distinguished from ignorance or misunderstanding : knowledge as a personal attribute
  < I speak from science and the voice is fate — Alexander Pope >
 b. : knowledge possessed or attained through study or practice
  < science crown my age — Thomas Gray >
2.
 a. : a branch or department of systematized knowledge that is or can be made a specific object of study
  < the basic tool sciences of reading, writing, and ciphering >
  < learned in the science of theology >
 b. : something (as a sport or technique) that may be studied or learned like systematized knowledge
  < skilled in the science of evading work >
  < little interested in cards and such like science >
 as
  (1) obsolete : a trained skill (as in an occupation)
  (2) :
  (3) :
 c. : studies mainly in the works of ancient and modern philosophers formerly taught as a group or field of specialization (as at Oxford University)
 d. : any of the individual subjects taught at an educational institution in one of the departments of natural science
  < required to take two sciences to complete a minor >
  < students majoring in a science >
  — compare 3c
3.
 a. : accumulated and accepted knowledge that 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; especially : knowledge obtained and tested through use of the scientific method
 b. : such knowledge concerned with the physical world and its phenomena :
4. : a branch of study that is concerned with observation and classification of facts and especially with the establishment or strictly with the quantitative formulation of verifiable general laws chiefly by induction and hypotheses
 < mathematical science >
5. : a system based or purporting to be based upon scientific principles : a method (as of arrangement, functioning) reconciling practical or utilitarian ends with scientific laws
 < husbandry is a science >
 < a student of culinary science >
6. usually capitalized :
Synonyms: see

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