pseudoscience

[ soo-doh-sahy-uhns ]

/ ˌsu doʊˈsaɪ əns /

noun

any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis.

Origin of pseudoscience

First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science

OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoscience

pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic

[soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik], /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun

Words nearby pseudoscience

pseudorickets, pseudorosette, pseudosarcoma, pseudoscalar, pseudoscarlatina, pseudoscience, pseudosclerosis, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence

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Example sentences from the Web for pseudoscience

From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’
The Best of the Beast, April 21-April 27||April 27, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself.
An Epitome of the History of Medicine|Roswell Park
The subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience.
A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)|Henry Smith Williams

British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience

pseudoscience

/ (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) /

noun

a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science

Derived forms of pseudoscience

pseudoscientific, adjective

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Cultural definitions for pseudoscience

pseudoscience

[ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ]

A system of theories or assertions about the natural world that claim or appear to be scientific but that, in fact, are not. For example, astronomy is a science, but astrology is generally viewed as a pseudoscience.

单词	pseudoscience
释义	pseudoscience [ soo-doh-sahy-uhns ] / ˌsu doʊˈsaɪ əns / noun any of various methods, theories, or systems, as astrology, psychokinesis, or clairvoyance, considered as having no scientific basis. Origin of pseudoscience First recorded in 1835–45; pseudo- + science OTHER WORDS FROM pseudoscience pseu·do·sci·en·tif·ic [soo-doh-sahy-uhn-tif-ik], /ˌsu doʊˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪk/, adjectivepseu·do·sci·en·tif·i·cal·ly, adverbpseu·do·sci·en·tist, noun Words nearby pseudoscience pseudorickets, pseudorosette, pseudosarcoma, pseudoscalar, pseudoscarlatina, pseudoscience, pseudosclerosis, pseudoscope, pseudoscopy, pseudoscorpion, pseudosentence Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pseudoscience From ‘Clueless’ to Clueless By Lizzie Crocker Diapers are ‘pseudoscience.’ The Best of the Beast, April 21-April 27\|\|April 27, 2014\|DAILY BEAST They thus founded the pseudoscience denominated phrenology, which we now know has practically nothing to justify itself. An Epitome of the History of Medicine\|Roswell Park The subject in question is the old familiar one of false inductions or pseudoscience. A History of Science, Volume 1(of 5)\|Henry Smith Williams British Dictionary definitions for pseudoscience pseudoscience / (ˌsjuːdəʊˈsaɪəns) / noun a discipline or approach that pretends to be or has a close resemblance to science Derived forms of pseudoscience pseudoscientific, adjective Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for pseudoscience pseudoscience [ (sooh-doh-seye-uhns) ] A system of theories or assertions about the natural world that claim or appear to be scientific but that, in fact, are not. For example, astronomy is a science, but astrology is generally viewed as a pseudoscience. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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