science
science noun
OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈsaɪəns/
/ˈsaɪəns/
Idioms
1 uncountable knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments new developments in science and technology
the advance of modern science
the laws of science
Collocations
adjective
verb + science
science + noun
preposition
science of
phrases
the advancement of science
the development of science
the history of science…
science students/teachers/classes
She is trying to encourage more young people to study science.
medical/environmental science
the biological sciences
to study one of the sciences
science of something
He was a pioneer in the science of genetics.
4 singular a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one that deals with aspects of human behaviour or society a science of international politics
Idioms
Word Origin
Middle English (denoting knowledge): from Old French, from Latin scientia, from scire ‘know’.