SCIENCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Ability to produce solutions in some problem domain

Example:

the sweet science of pugilism

Synonyms:

science; skill

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("science" is a kind of...):

ability; power (possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "science"):

nose (a natural skill)

virtuosity (technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A particular branch of scientific knowledge

Example:

the science of genetics

Synonyms:

science; scientific discipline

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Hypernyms ("science" is a kind of...):

bailiwick; discipline; field; field of study; study; subject; subject area; subject field (a branch of knowledge)

Meronyms (parts of "science"):

scientific theory (a theory that explains scientific observations)

Domain member category:

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

idealogue; theoretician; theoriser; theorist; theorizer (someone who theorizes (especially in science or art))

control; verify (check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "science"):

linguistics (the scientific study of language)

cryptanalysis; cryptanalytics; cryptography; cryptology (the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms)

thanatology (the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects))

systematics (the science of systematic classification)

strategics (the science or art of strategy)

social science (the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society)

cognitive science (the field of science concerned with cognition; includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind)

informatics; information processing; information science; IP (the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information)

psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)

nutrition (the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans))

metrology (the scientific study of measurement)

metallurgy (the science and technology of metals)

architectonics; tectonics (the science of architecture)

agrology (science of soils in relation to crops)

agrobiology (the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield)

agronomy; scientific agriculture (the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production)

math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)

natural science (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)

natural history (the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals)

Holonyms ("science" is a part of...):

scientific knowledge (knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles)

Derivation:

scientist (a person with advanced knowledge of one or more sciences)

Credits

Context examples:

There only remained a resolution to return to my ancient studies and to devote myself to a science for which I believed myself to possess a natural talent.

(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)

Science that deals with the characteristics, effects, and uses of drugs and their interactions with living organisms.

(Pharmacology, NCI Thesaurus/CDISC)

The science of preparing and dispensing drugs.

(Pharmaceutics, NCI Thesaurus)

The science concerned with the chemical and physical nature of genes and the genome.

(Biochemical Genetics, NCI Thesaurus)

The science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease.

(Medical Science, NCI Thesaurus)

The science of food, the nutrients and other substances contained therein, their action, interaction, and balance in relation to health and disease.

(Nutritional Science, NCI Thesaurus)

The haze particles themselves are likely gray or red, but the way they scatter blue light has gotten the attention of the New Horizons science team.

(New Horizons Finds Blue Skies and Water Ice on Pluto, NASA)

Using new data from NASA's Cassini spacecraft, researchers believe they have solved a longstanding mystery of solar system science: the length of a day on Saturn.

(Scientists Finally Know What Time It Is on Saturn, NASA)

“The science doesn’t allow us to make recommendations because the evidence is just not there,” Muniyappa says.

(Can Chocolate Really Be Good for You?, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

AACR also fosters research in cancer and related biomedical sciences and promotes public education, science education and training to advance the understanding of cancer etiology, prevention, diagnosis and treatment worldwide.