natural sciencen.

Brit.

/ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl ˈsʌɪəns/,

/ˌnatʃ(ə)rl̩ ˈsʌɪəns/, U.S.

/ˌnætʃər(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/,

/ˌnætʃr(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/

Forms: see natural adj. and adv. and science n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: natural adj., science n.

Etymology: < natural adj. + science n. Compare post-classical Latin scientia naturalis (from 8th cent. in British sources), ancient Greek ϕυσικὴ ἐπιστήμη (Aristotle).

The branch of knowledge that deals with the natural or physical world; a life science or physical science, such as biology, chemistry, physics, or geology; (in plural) these sciences collectively, in contrast to the social sciences and human sciences.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > physics > [noun]

physicc1330

philosophya1387

natural philosophya1393

natural science?a1425

physicsc1487

philosophy of nature1695

physiology1704

science1779

azoology1817

material science1837

the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > natural history

natural science?a1425

natural story?a1475

physiology1564

natural history1662

naturalizing1832

nature study1873

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > of material universe

philosophya1387

natural philosophya1393

natural science?a1425

experimental philosophy1651

science1779

stinks1869

?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 119 (MED) Causez, forsoþ, of deþ of al þe body ar causez of arefaccioun, i. drying, & of suffocacioun after þat it is proued in naturale science.

c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 357 (MED) Þe forseide broþere..lefte þe scoles of naturel sciens and worldely wisdome.

a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm 59) I. 222 God almighty amonges þe Grekes enflawmed to þe..leorning of sciences..þe natural sciences to beo koned more to hem at þe begynnyng of þe worlde þane til some oþer nacions.

1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things 48 Such as..studiously day and night serchingly Saile through the Occian Seas of Naturall Science.

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxxi. 191 In this naturall Kingdome of God, there is no other way to know any thing, but by naturall Reason; that is, from the Principles of naturall Science.

1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (1760) ii. 76 Questions of natural science will doubtless be effectually cleared and ventilated in the New Society [sc. the Royal Society].

1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit (1782) I. xvii. 201 A small share of natural science..generally accompanies conceit and dogmatism.

1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 5 The School of Aristotle gave a transient attention to the objects of Natural Science.

1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 14 These three terms [sc. Dynamics, Chemistry, and Natural History] designate the modes of procedure employed in the three branches of the Natural Sciences.

1944 H. A. Hodges Wilhelm Dilthey iii. 49 Natural-science psychology..takes the mind as a thing among things and studies its processes from a causal point of view.

1949 M. Fortes Social Struct. p. xi Their theme was the comparative study of human society by the methods of the natural sciences.

2001 N.Y. Times 2 May h2/1 Begun as places where urban Americans of every class could appreciate the oddities of natural science, dime museums responded to a market that cried for the fresh and novel.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	natural science
释义	natural sciencen. Brit. /ˌnatʃ(ə)rəl ˈsʌɪəns/, /ˌnatʃ(ə)rl̩ ˈsʌɪəns/, U.S. /ˌnætʃər(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/, /ˌnætʃr(ə)l ˈsaɪəns/ Forms: see natural adj. and adv. and science n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: natural adj., science n. Etymology: < natural adj. + science n. Compare post-classical Latin scientia naturalis (from 8th cent. in British sources), ancient Greek ϕυσικὴ ἐπιστήμη (Aristotle). The branch of knowledge that deals with the natural or physical world; a life science or physical science, such as biology, chemistry, physics, or geology; (in plural) these sciences collectively, in contrast to the social sciences and human sciences. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > [noun] physicc1330 philosophya1387 natural philosophya1393 natural science?a1425 physicsc1487 philosophy of nature1695 physiology1704 science1779 azoology1817 material science1837 the world > life > biology > study > [noun] > natural history natural science?a1425 natural story?a1475 physiology1564 natural history1662 naturalizing1832 nature study1873 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > of material universe philosophya1387 natural philosophya1393 natural science?a1425 experimental philosophy1651 science1779 stinks1869 ?a1425 tr. Guy de Chauliac Grande Chirurgie (N.Y. Acad. Med.) f. 119 (MED) Causez, forsoþ, of deþ of al þe body ar causez of arefaccioun, i. drying, & of suffocacioun after þat it is proued in naturale science. c1450 (a1400) Orologium Sapientiæ in Anglia (1888) 10 357 (MED) Þe forseide broþere..lefte þe scoles of naturel sciens and worldely wisdome. a1456 tr. Secreta Secret. (Marmaduke, Ashm 59) I. 222 God almighty amonges þe Grekes enflawmed to þe..leorning of sciences..þe natural sciences to beo koned more to hem at þe begynnyng of þe worlde þane til some oþer nacions. 1574 J. Jones Briefe Disc. Growing & Liuing Things 48 Such as..studiously day and night serchingly Saile through the Occian Seas of Naturall Science. 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan ii. xxxi. 191 In this naturall Kingdome of God, there is no other way to know any thing, but by naturall Reason; that is, from the Principles of naturall Science. 1759 R. Hurd Moral & Polit. Dialogues (1760) ii. 76 Questions of natural science will doubtless be effectually cleared and ventilated in the New Society [sc. the Royal Society]. 1777 J. Priestley Matter & Spirit (1782) I. xvii. 201 A small share of natural science..generally accompanies conceit and dogmatism. 1812 H. Davy Elements Chem. Philos. 5 The School of Aristotle gave a transient attention to the objects of Natural Science. 1840 E. Blyth et al. Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 14 These three terms [sc. Dynamics, Chemistry, and Natural History] designate the modes of procedure employed in the three branches of the Natural Sciences. 1944 H. A. Hodges Wilhelm Dilthey iii. 49 Natural-science psychology..takes the mind as a thing among things and studies its processes from a causal point of view. 1949 M. Fortes Social Struct. p. xi Their theme was the comparative study of human society by the methods of the natural sciences. 2001 N.Y. Times 2 May h2/1 Begun as places where urban Americans of every class could appreciate the oddities of natural science, dime museums responded to a market that cried for the fresh and novel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1425
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