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natural science

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Any science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world: physics, chemistry, biology, astronomy, and so on.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Meronyms: physical science, life science, biology

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: science

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noun

Meaning 2

the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: science, scientific discipline

Narrower terms: life science, bioscience, chemistry, chemical science, physics, natural philosophy, physical science, earth science, cosmography

History

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Across languages

Translations

45 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: прыродазнаўства (pryródaznawstva) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Belarusian: прыродазнаўчыя навукі (pryródaznawčyja navuki) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Bulgarian: приро́дни нау́ки (priródni naúki) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Catalan: ciències naturals — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Chinese Mandarin: 自然科學 /自然科学 (zìrán kēxué) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Czech: přírodní věda — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Danish: naturvidenskab — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Dutch: natuurwetenschap — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Finnish: luonnontiede — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • French: sciences de la nature — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • French: sciences naturelles — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Georgian: საბუნებისმეტყველო მეცნიერება (sabunebismeṭq̇velo mecniereba) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • German: Naturwissenschaft — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Greek: φυσικές επιστήμες (fysikés epistímes) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Hindi: प्राकृतिक विज्ञान (prākŕtik vijñān) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Hungarian: természettudomány — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Indonesian: ilmu alam — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Indonesian: ilmu pengetahuan alam — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Italian: scienza della natura — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Japanese: 自然科学 (shizenkagaku) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Khmer: ធម្មជាតិវិទ្យា (thɔɔmmɔɔciətevityiə) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Khmer: វិទ្យាសាស្ត្រធម្មជាតិ (vityiəsaastrɑɑtmmɔɔciəteʼ) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Korean: 자연과학 (jayeon'gwahak) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Norwegian Bokmål: naturvitenskap — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: naturvitskap — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Occitan: sciéncia dura — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Occitan: sciéncia naturala — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Polish: nauka przyrodnicza — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Polish: przyrodoznawstwo — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Portuguese: ciência natural — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Romanian: știința naturii — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Romanian: științe naturale — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Russian: природове́дение (prirodovédenije) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Russian: естествозна́ние (jestestvoznánije) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Russian: есте́ственные нау́ки (jestéstvennyje naúki) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Northern Sami: luonddudieđa — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Spanish: ciencia natural — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Swedish: naturvetenskap — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Tagalog: likas na agham — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Thai: วิทยาศาสตร์ธรรมชาติ (wít-tá-yaa-sàat-tam-má-châat) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Turkish: doğa bilimleri — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Udmurt: инкуазьтодос (inkuaźtodos) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Ukrainian: приро́днича нау́ка (pryródnyča naúka) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Ukrainian: природозна́вство (pryrodoznávstvo) — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world
  • Vietnamese: khoa học tự nhiên — science involved in studying phenomena or laws of the physical world