science
n. C / Un. the study of the natural world through watching, testing, and facts. It is also a way of doing something very carefully or exactly.
n. the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment. Often used metaphorically to describe a systematic or highly skilled approach to a specific activity.
She loves studying science at school.
Recent advances in medical science have led to more effective treatments for common illnesses.
While the technical aspects of the project are sound, the team must still master the social science of managing diverse stakeholder expectations.
From Middle English science, scyence, borrowed from Old French science, escience, from Latin scientia (“knowledge”), from sciens, the present participle stem of scire (“to know”).
See scion.
Uncountable when referring to the general field of study; countable when referring to a specific branch, such as biology or physics.