natural science
a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.
Origin of natural science
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How to use natural science in a sentence
This, of course, is why the enterprise is called natural science.
Therefore it will be well briefly to sketch the steps by which natural science has come to be what it is.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerBesides music, Albrecht took great interest in natural science and mathematics.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyThe advantage that the men of natural science have over their colleagues is one which the nature of the subject brings with it.
During the earlier years of the reign much interest in natural science was aroused, probably through French influence.
The Political History of England - Vol. X. | William Hunt
This is the first sample of the critical Ionian spirit, later so remarkable in philosophy and natural science, says Helbig.
Homer and His Age | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for natural science
the sciences collectively that are involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena, including biology, physics, chemistry, and geology, but excluding social sciences, abstract or theoretical sciences, such as mathematics, and applied sciences
any one of these sciences
Derived forms of natural science
- natural scientist, noun
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Scientific definitions for natural science
A science, such as biology, chemistry, or physics, that deals with the objects, phenomena, or laws of nature and the physical world.
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