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)
- Of, or having to do with science.
- Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.
- 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)
- scientific
Related terms
- scientia
- scientista
Ladin
Adjective
scientific m pl
- plural of scientifich
Occitan
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sjentiˈfik/
Adjective
scientific m (feminine singular scientifica, masculine plural scientifics, feminine plural scientificas)
- scientific, scientifical
Derived terms
- scientificament
Noun
scientific m (plural scientifics, feminine scientifica, feminine plural scientificas)
- 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)
- Obsolete form of științific.
Declension
References
- scientific in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN