natural science

noun

1. a science or knowledge of objects or processes observable in nature, as biology or physics, as distinguished from the abstract or theoretical sciences, as mathematics or philosophy.

natural science

noun

1. the sciences collectively that are involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena, including biology, physics, chemistry, and geology, but excluding social sciences, abstract or theoretical sciences, such as mathematics, and applied sciences
2. any one of these sciences

natural science

1. A science, such as biology, chemistry, or physics, that deals with the objects, phenomena, or laws of nature and the physical world.

Derived Forms

• natural scientist, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of natural science¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400

Example Sentences

This, of course, is why the enterprise is called natural science.

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Therefore it will be well briefly to sketch the steps by which natural science has come to be what it is.

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Besides music, Albrecht took great interest in natural science and mathematics.

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The advantage that the men of natural science have over their colleagues is one which the nature of the subject brings with it.

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During the earlier years of the reign much interest in natural science was aroused, probably through French influence.

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This is the first sample of the critical Ionian spirit, later so remarkable in philosophy and natural science, says Helbig.

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Related Words

• biology
• physics