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environmental science

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ecology, bionomics

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: biology, biological science

Narrower terms: paleoecology, palaeoecology

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Across languages

Translations

12 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 環境科學 /环境科学 (huánjìng kēxué) — integrated study of environment
  • Finnish: ympäristötiede — integrated study of environment
  • French: sciences environnementales — integrated study of environment
  • Georgian: გარემოს მეცნიერება (garemos mecniereba) — integrated study of environment
  • Georgian: გარემოს შემსწავლელი მეცნიერება (garemos šemsc̣avleli mecniereba) — integrated study of environment
  • Georgian: გარემოსმცოდნეობა (garemosmcodneoba) — integrated study of environment
  • Indonesian: ilmu lingkungan — integrated study of environment
  • Japanese: 環境科学 — integrated study of environment
  • Malay: sains sekitaran — integrated study of environment
  • Polish: nauka o środowisku — integrated study of environment
  • Swedish: miljövetenskap — integrated study of environment
  • Turkish: çevre bilimi — integrated study of environment