Dictionary entry details
• SCIENCE (noun)
Meaning:
A particular branch of scientific knowledge
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
science; scientific discipline
Context example:
the science of genetics
Hypernyms ("science" is a kind of...):
bailiwick; branch of knowledge; 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))
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "science"):
psychological science; psychology (the science of mental life)
informatics; information processing; information science; IP (the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information)
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)
social science (the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society)
strategics (the science or art of strategy)
systematics (the science of systematic classification)
thanatology (the branch of science that studies death (especially its social and psychological aspects))
cryptanalysis; cryptanalytics; cryptography; cryptology (the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms)
nutrition (the scientific study of food and drink (especially in humans))
metrology (the scientific study of measurement)
metallurgy (the science and technology of metals)
natural history (the scientific study of plants or animals (more observational than experimental) usually published in popular magazines rather than in academic journals)
natural science (the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena)
math; mathematics; maths (a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement)
agronomy; scientific agriculture (the application of soil and plant sciences to land management and crop production)
agrobiology (the study of plant nutrition and growth especially as a way to increase crop yield)
agrology (science of soils in relation to crops)
architectonics; tectonics (the science of architecture)
linguistics (the scientific study of language)
Holonyms ("science" is a part of...):
scientific knowledge (knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles)
Meaning:
Ability to produce solutions in some problem domain
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
science; skill
Context examples:
the skill of a well-trained boxer / the sweet science of pugilism
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)
