scientificsn.

Brit.

/ˌsʌɪənˈtɪfɪks/, U.S.

/ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪks/

Forms: see scientific adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scientific adj.

Etymology: < scientific adj.: see -ic suffix 2.In quot. 1656, of scientifics translates ancient Greek περὶ ἐπιστημοσύνης, the title of a work by Xenocrates.

rare.

With plural agreement. Scientific matters; science.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. iv. 128 His [sc. Xenocrates'] Writings... Of the Soul..Of Science..Politick..Of Scientificks.

1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v. 45 ‘Leave off your confounded scientifics, there,’ shouted Murphy, from the head of the table, ‘and let us have a song.’

1961 Times 2 Mar. 14/4 Mr. Stephen Patrick Francis Humphreys-Owen..left ‘his books and periodicals on scientifics’ to Birkbeck College, London, for use in the library of the Department of Physics.

2011 A. Rogers Late Rom. Towns in Brit. ix. 177 A concentration on the scientifics of space in many studies of the past has neglected the importance of place.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	scientifics
释义	scientificsn. Brit. /ˌsʌɪənˈtɪfɪks/, U.S. /ˌsaɪənˈtɪfɪks/ Forms: see scientific adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: scientific adj. Etymology: < scientific adj.: see -ic suffix 2.In quot. 1656, of scientifics translates ancient Greek περὶ ἐπιστημοσύνης, the title of a work by Xenocrates. rare. With plural agreement. Scientific matters; science. ΚΠ 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. v. iv. 128 His [sc. Xenocrates'] Writings... Of the Soul..Of Science..Politick..Of Scientificks. 1842 S. Lover Handy Andy v. 45 ‘Leave off your confounded scientifics, there,’ shouted Murphy, from the head of the table, ‘and let us have a song.’ 1961 Times 2 Mar. 14/4 Mr. Stephen Patrick Francis Humphreys-Owen..left ‘his books and periodicals on scientifics’ to Birkbeck College, London, for use in the library of the Department of Physics. 2011 A. Rogers Late Rom. Towns in Brit. ix. 177 A concentration on the scientifics of space in many studies of the past has neglected the importance of place. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1656
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