scientific

English Online Dictionary. What means scientific‎? What does scientific mean?

English

Alternative forms

• scientifick

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French scientifique, from Medieval Latin scientificus (“pertaining to science”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsaɪ.ənˈtɪfɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɪfɪk

Adjective

scientific (comparative more scientific, superlative most scientific)

2. Of, or having to do with science.
4. Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
6. In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.

Synonyms

• (having to do with science): See also Thesaurus:scientific
• (consistent with the scientific method):
• (in accord with procedures): methodical, systematic; see also Thesaurus:methodical

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

• academic

References

Interlingua

Adjective

scientific (not comparable)

1. scientific

Related terms

• scientia
• scientista

Ladin

Adjective

scientific m pl

1. plural of scientifich

Occitan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sjentiˈfik/

Adjective

scientific m (feminine singular scientifica, masculine plural scientifics, feminine plural scientificas)

1. scientific, scientifical

Derived terms

• scientificament

Noun

scientific m (plural scientifics, feminine scientifica, feminine plural scientificas)

1. scientist

Related terms

• sciéncia f

Further reading

• Joan de Cantalausa (2006) Diccionari general occitan a partir dels parlars lengadocians‎^[2], 2 edition, →ISBN, page 898.
• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 590.

Romanian

Adjective

scientific m or n (feminine singular scientifică, masculine plural scientifici, feminine and neuter plural scientifice)

1. Obsolete form of științific.

Declension

References

• scientific in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN