/ ˈsaɪəns; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] 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
2.
[ U ] the study of science :
science students / teachers / courses
3.
[ U , C ] a particular branch of science :
to study one of the sciences
—compare art (6), humanities
4.
[ sing. ] a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject, especially one concerned with aspects of human behaviour or society :
a science of international politics
—see also domestic science , earth science , life sciences , natural science , political science , rocket science , social science
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IDIOMS
see blind verb
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WORD ORIGIN
Middle English (denoting knowledge): from Old French , from Latin scientia , from scire know.