| 单词 | natural science |
| 释义 | natural science (once / 3112 pages) n WORD FAMILY natural science: natural sciences USAGE EXAMPLESAll four of her children later gained doctorates in mathematics or the natural sciences. The Guardian(Jan 01, 2017) One is based on natural science, the other on social science. The Guardian(Nov 09, 2016) Emma had always wanted to go to college to study the natural sciences. New York Times(Nov 06, 2016) n the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena Hypo|Hyper bioscience, life science any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms chemical science, chemistrythe science of matter; the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions natural philosophy, physicsthe science of matter and energy and their interactions physical science, physicsthe physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something earth scienceany of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts cosmographythe science that maps the general features of the universe; describes both heaven and earth (but without encroaching on geography or astronomy) biological science, biologythe science that studies living organisms biomedical sciencethe application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine biometrics, biometry, biostatisticsa branch of biology that studies biological phenomena and observations by means of statistical analysis craniologythe scientific study of the skulls of various human races dermatoglyphicsthe study of the whorls and loops and arches in the fingertips and on the palms of the hand and the soles of the feet dieteticsthe scientific study of food preparation and intake eugenicsthe study of methods of improving genetic qualities by selective breeding (especially as applied to human mating) cacogenics, dysgenicsthe study of the operation of factors causing degeneration in the type of offspring produced euthenicsthe study of methods of improving human well-being and efficient functioning by improving environmental conditions medical sciencethe science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease chemoimmunology, immunochemistrythe field of chemistry concerned with chemical processes in immunology (such as chemical studies of antigens and antibodies) fossilology, palaeontology, paleontologythe earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains organic chemistrythe chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially) inorganic chemistrythe chemistry of compounds that do not contain hydrocarbon radicals physical chemistrythe branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances electrochemistrybranch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of electricity and the production of electricity by chemical reactions femtochemistrythe branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses geochemistrythe chemistry of the earth's crust photochemistrybranch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light nuclear chemistry, radiochemistrythe chemistry of radioactive substances surface chemistrythe branch of chemistry that studies processes occurring at interfaces between phases (especially those between liquid and gas) acousticsthe study of the physical properties of sound astronomy, uranologythe branch of physics that studies celestial bodies and the universe as a whole aeronautics, astronauticsthe theory and practice of navigation through air or space biophysicsphysics as applied to biological problems cryogenics, cryogenythe branch of physics that studies the phenomena that occur at very low temperatures crystallographythe branch of science that studies the formation and structure of crystals electromagnetics, electromagnetismthe branch of physics concerned with electromagnetic phenomena electronicsthe branch of physics that deals with the emission and effects of electrons and with the use of electronic devices electrostaticsthe branch of physics that deals with static electricity mechanicsthe branch of physics concerned with the motion of bodies in a frame of reference atomic physics, nuclear physics, nucleonicsthe branch of physics that studies the internal structure of atomic nuclei opticsthe branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light high energy physics, high-energy physics, particle physicsthe branch of physics that studies subatomic particles and their interactions plasma physicsthe branch of physics concerned with matter in its plasma phase quantum physicsthe branch of physics based on quantum theory rheologythe branch of physics that studies the deformation and flow of matter thermochemistrythe branch of chemistry that studies the relation between chemical action and the amount of heat absorbed or generated solid-state physicsthe branch of physics that studies the properties of materials in the solid state: electrical conduction in crystals of semiconductors and metals; superconductivity; photoconductivity statistical mechanicsthe branch of physics that makes theoretical predictions about the behavior of macroscopic systems on the basis of statistical laws governing its component particles thermodynamicsthe branch of physics concerned with the conversion of different forms of energy geologya science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks meteorologythe earth science dealing with phenomena of the atmosphere (especially weather) oceanography, oceanologythe branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans limnologythe scientific study of bodies of fresh water for their biological and physical and geological properties geographics, geographystudy of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation science, scientific discipline a particular branch of scientific knowledge |
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