science

== English == === Etymology 1 === From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciēns, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”). ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈsaɪ.əns/, enPR: sīʹ-əns Hyphenation: sci‧ence Rhymes: -aɪəns ==== Noun ==== science (countable and uncountable, plural sciences) (countable) A particular discipline or branch of knowledge that is natural, measurable or consisting of systematic principles rather than intuition or technical skill. [from 14th c.] Specifically the natural sciences. (uncountable, archaic) Knowledge gained through study or practice; mastery of a particular discipline or area. [from 14th c.] (now only theology) The fact of knowing something; knowledge or understanding of a truth. [from 14th c.] (uncountable) The collective discipline of study or learning acquired through the scientific method; the sum of knowledge gained from such methods and discipline. [from 18th c.] Hyponyms: physical science, life science, natural science, social science Meronyms: physical science, life science, natural science, social science 1951 January 1, Albert Einstein, letter to Maurice Solovine, as published in Letters to Solovine (1993) I have found no better expression than "religious" for confidence in the rational nature of reality […] Whenever this feeling is absent, science degenerates into uninspired empiricism. (uncountable) Knowledge derived from scientific disciplines, scientific method, or any systematic effort. (uncountable, collective) The scientific community. (euphemistic, with definite article) Synonym of sweet science (“the sport of boxing”). ===== Usage notes ===== Since the middle of the 20th century, the term science is normally used to indicate the natural sciences (e.g., chemistry), the social sciences (e.g., sociology), and the formal sciences (e.g., mathematics). In the 18th and 19th centuries, the term was broader and encompassed scholarly study of theology, the humanities (e.g., grammar) and the arts (e.g., music). ===== Synonyms ===== sci sci. ===== Hyponyms ===== ===== Coordinate terms ===== art ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== ===== Descendants ===== ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== science on Wikipedia.Wikipedia ==== Verb ==== science (third-person singular simple present sciences, present participle sciencing, simple past and past participle scienced) (transitive, dated) To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to instruct. (transitive, colloquial, humorous) To use science to solve a problem. === Etymology 2 === See scion. ==== Noun ==== science Obsolete spelling of scion. === Further reading === science on Wikiquote.Wikiquote Raymond Williams (1983), “Science”, in Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society, revised American edition, New York, N.Y.: Oxford University Press, published 1985, →ISBN, page 276. == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French science, from Old French science, a learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /sjɑ̃s/ Rhymes: -ɑ̃s Homophone: sciences === Noun === science f (plural sciences) science (field of study, etc.) (literary or archaic) knowledge Synonyms: connaissance, savoir ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: syans → Ido: cienco → Khmer: ស្យង់ (syɑng) === References === === Further reading === “science”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Middle English == === Alternative forms === scyence, syens, sciens, sciense, sience === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French science, a learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /siːˈɛns(ə)/, /siˈɛns(ə)/ === Noun === science (plural sciences) facts, knowledge; that which is known: A science; the body of knowledge composing a specific discipline. learnt knowledge, especially from written sources. applied or situational knowledge. truth, reality, verified information. One's faculty of finding information; knowing or insight One's faculty of making sound decisions; sagaciousness. One's aptitude or learning; one's knowledge (in a field). A non-learned discipline, pursuit, or field. (rare) verifiability; trust in knowledge. ==== Descendants ==== > English: science (inherited) (see there for further descendants) Scots: science ==== References ==== “scī̆ence, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 24 May 2018. == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French science, a learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. === Noun === science f (plural sciences) science (field of study, etc.) knowledge ==== Descendants ==== French: science (see there for further descendants) == Old French == === Alternative forms === escience === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin scientia, from sciēns + -ia. === Noun === science oblique singular, f (nominative singular science) knowledge; wisdom ==== Descendants ==== → Middle English: science, scyence, syens, sciens, sciense, sience> English: science (inherited) (see there for further descendants)Scots: science Middle French: scienceFrench: science (see there for further descendants) Norman: scienche