adj · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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rhymes with -ɪfɪk
CMU ARPABET:S AY2 AH0 N T IH1 F IH0 K
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1
adj
Meaning 1
Related or connected to science
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Related or connected to science:
Derived from or consistent with the scientific method.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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3
adj
Meaning 3
Related or connected to science:
In accord with the procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
adjective
Meaning 4
conforming with the principles or methods used in science
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
a scientific approach
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unscientific
5
adjective
Meaning 5
of or relating to the practice of science
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
scientific journals
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -ia Latin scientia Proto-Indo-European *dheh1-der. Proto-Italic *θakos Proto-Italic *-fakos Latin -ficus Medieval Latin scientificusder. Middle French scientifiquebor. English scientific Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).
Across languages
Translations
85 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Albanian:
shkencor
— of or having to do with science
Arabic:
عِلْمِيّ
(ʕilmiyy)
— of or having to do with science
Armenian:
գիտական
(gitakan)
— of or having to do with science
Asturian:
científicu
— of or having to do with science
Avar:
гӏелмийаб
(ʻelmijab)
— of or having to do with science
Azerbaijani:
elmi
— of or having to do with science
Basque:
zientifiko
— of or having to do with science
Belarusian:
навуко́вы
(navukóvy)
— of or having to do with science
Bengali:
বৈজ্ঞানিক
(bōiggênik)
— of or having to do with science
Bulgarian:
нау́чен
(naúčen)
— of or having to do with science
Catalan:
científic
— of or having to do with science
Chinese Mandarin:
科學的 /科学的
(kēxué de)
— of or having to do with science
Crimean Tatar:
ilmiy
— of or having to do with science
Czech:
vědecký
— of or having to do with science
Danish:
videnskabelig
— of or having to do with science
Dutch:
wetenschappelijk
— of or having to do with science
Esperanto:
scienca
— of or having to do with science
Estonian:
teaduslik
— of or having to do with science
Finnish:
tieteellinen
— of or having to do with science
French:
scientifique
— of or having to do with science
West-Frisian:
wittenskiplik
— of or having to do with science
Galician:
científico
— of or having to do with science
Georgian:
სამეცნიერო
(samecniero)
— of or having to do with science
Georgian:
მეცნიერული
(mecnieruli)
— of or having to do with science
German:
wissenschaftlich
— of or having to do with science
Greek:
επιστημονικός
(epistimonikós)
— of or having to do with science
Haitian Creole:
syantifik
— of or having to do with science
Hebrew:
מַדָּעִי
(mada'í)
— of or having to do with science
Hindi:
वैज्ञानिक
(vaijñānik)
— of or having to do with science
Hindi:
इल्मी
(ilmī)
— of or having to do with science
Hungarian:
tudományos
— of or having to do with science
Ido:
ciencala
— of or having to do with science
Indonesian:
ilmiah
— of or having to do with science
Italian:
scientifico
— of or having to do with science
Japanese:
科学的
(kagakuteki)
— of or having to do with science
Kazakh:
ғылымдық
(ğylymdyq)
— of or having to do with science
Kazakh:
ғылыми
(ğylymi)
— of or having to do with science
Korean:
과학적
(gwahakjeok)
— of or having to do with science
Northern Kurdish:
ilmî
— of or having to do with science
Northern Kurdish:
zanistî
— of or having to do with science
Kyrgyz:
илимий
(ilimiy)
— of or having to do with science
Ladino:
sientifiko
— of or having to do with science
Lao:
ວິທະຍາສາດ
(wi tha nyā sāt)
— of or having to do with science
Latvian:
zinātnisks
— of or having to do with science
Lithuanian:
mokslinis
— of or having to do with science
Low German:
wetenschaplik
— of or having to do with science
Luxembourgish:
wëssenschaftlech
— of or having to do with science
Macedonian:
научен
(naučen)
— of or having to do with science
Malay:
saintifik
— of or having to do with science
Maltese:
xjentifiku
— of or having to do with science
Manx:
oaylleeagh
— of or having to do with science
Manx:
skeeandagh
— of or having to do with science
Mongolian:
шинжлэх ухааны
(šinžlex uxaany)
— of or having to do with science
Norwegian Bokmål:
vitenskapelig
— of or having to do with science
Pashto:
علمي
('elmí)
— of or having to do with science
Dari:
عِلْمِی
(ilmī)
— of or having to do with science
Iranian Persian:
عِلْمی
(elmi)
— of or having to do with science
Polish:
naukowy
— of or having to do with science
Portuguese:
científico
— of or having to do with science
Romanian:
științific
— of or having to do with science
Russian:
нау́чный
(naúčnyj)
— of or having to do with science
Scots:
scienteefic
— of or having to do with science
Serbo-Croatian:
на́учан
— of or having to do with science
Serbo-Croatian:
зна̀нствен
— of or having to do with science
Serbo-Croatian:
náučan
— of or having to do with science
Serbo-Croatian:
znànstven
— of or having to do with science
Sicilian:
scintìficu
— of or having to do with science
Slovak:
vedecký
— of or having to do with science
Slovene:
znánstven
— of or having to do with science
Lower Sorbian:
wědomnostny
— of or having to do with science
Spanish:
científico
— of or having to do with science
Swedish:
vetenskaplig
— of or having to do with science
Tagalog:
siyentipiko
— of or having to do with science
Tajik:
илмӣ
(ilmi)
— of or having to do with science
Thai:
วิทยาศาสตร์
(wít-tá-yaa-sàat)
— of or having to do with science
Turkish:
bilimsel
— of or having to do with science
Turkmen:
ylmy
— of or having to do with science
Ukrainian:
науко́вий
(naukóvyj)
— of or having to do with science
Urdu:
عِلْمی
('ilmī)
— of or having to do with science
Urdu:
سائِنْسی
(sāinsī)
— of or having to do with science
Uyghur:
ئىلمىي
(ilmiy)
— of or having to do with science
Uzbek:
ilmiy
— of or having to do with science
Vietnamese:
khoa học
— of or having to do with science
Volapük:
nolavik
— of or having to do with science
Yiddish:
וויסנשאַפֿטלעך
(visnshaftlekh)
— of or having to do with science