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materials science

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The study of materials, their internal structures, properties and modes of failure.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

Examples

  • Meronym: crystallography

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mat sci, matsci

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: science

History

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: materialşünaslıq — study of materials
  • Bengali: উপাদান বিজ্ঞান (upadan biggên) — study of materials
  • Chinese Mandarin: 材料科學 /材料科学 (cáiliào-kēxué) — study of materials
  • Wu Chinese: 材料科學 /材料科学 — study of materials
  • Chuvash: материалсен пӗлӗвӗ (mat̬erials̬en p̬ĕlĕvĕ) — study of materials
  • Dutch: materiaalkunde — study of materials
  • Finnish: materiaalitiede — study of materials
  • French: science des matériaux — study of materials
  • German: Materialwissenschaft — study of materials
  • German: Werkstoffkunde — study of materials
  • Greek: επιστήμη των υλικών (epistími ton ylikón) — study of materials
  • Hungarian: anyagtudomány — study of materials
  • Japanese: 材料科学 (zairyō kagaku) — study of materials
  • Japanese: 材料工学 (zairyō kagaku) — study of materials
  • Kazakh: материалтану (materialtanu) — study of materials
  • Korean: 재료과학 (jaeryogwahak) — study of materials
  • Malay: sains bahan — study of materials
  • Malay: kejuruteraan bahan — study of materials
  • Persian: علم مواد — study of materials
  • Polish: badania materiałowe — study of materials
  • Tamil: பொருளறிவியல் (poruḷaṟiviyal) — study of materials
  • Thai: วัสดุศาสตร์ — study of materials
  • Uyghur: ماتېرىيال ئىلمى (matëriyal ilmi) — study of materials
  • Vietnamese: khoa học vật liệu — study of materials