scientific
English edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
scientific (comparative more scientific, superlative most scientific)
- Of, or having to do with science.
- 1920, Edward Carpenter, Pagan and Christian Creeds, New York: Harcourt, Brace and Co., published 1921, page 9:
- There is also in these matters of Science (though many scientific men would doubtless deny this) a great deal of "Fashion".
- 2012 January, Philip E. Mirowski, “Harms to Health from the Pursuit of Profits”, in American Scientist[1], volume 100, number 1, archived from the original on 4 April 2012, page 87:
- In an era when political leaders promise deliverance from decline through America’s purported preeminence in scientific research, the news that science is in deep trouble in the United States has been as unwelcome as a diagnosis of leukemia following the loss of health insurance.
- Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
- In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.[1]
Synonyms edit
- (having to do with science): See also Thesaurus:scientific
- (consistent with the scientific method):
- (in accord with procedures): methodical, systematic; see also Thesaurus:methodical
Derived terms edit
- anti-scientific
- ascientific
- culturo-scientific
- e-scientific
- international scientific vocabulary
- neuroscientific
- non-scientific
- pseudoscientific
- quasi-scientific
- scientifical
- scientific calculator
- scientific classification
- scientific computing
- scientific creationism
- scientific frontier
- scientific materialism
- scientific method
- scientific methodology
- scientific model
- scientific modeling
- scientific name
- scientificness
- scientific notation
- scientific paper
- scientific problem
- scientific racism
- scientific racist
- scientific research
- scientific romance
- scientific socialism
- scientific socialist
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Translations edit
of or having to do with science
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Scientific. Dictionary.com. May 22, 2011
Interlingua edit
Adjective edit
scientific (not comparable)
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Ladin edit
Adjective edit
scientific m pl
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
scientific m (feminine singular scientifica, masculine plural scientifics, feminine plural scientificas)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
scientific m (plural scientifics, feminine scientifica, feminine plural scientificas)
Related terms edit
- sciéncia f
Further reading edit
- Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians[2], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 898.
- Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 590.
Romanian edit
Adjective edit
scientific m or n (feminine singular scientifică, masculine plural scientifici, feminine and neuter plural scientifice)
- Obsolete form of științific.
Declension edit
Declension of scientific
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | scientific | scientifică | scientifici | scientifice | ||
| definite | scientificul | scientifica | scientificii | scientificele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | scientific | scientifice | scientifici | scientifice | ||
| definite | scientificului | scientificei | scientificilor | scientificelor | |||
References edit
- scientific in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN