natural science
noun
: any of the sciences (such as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena
natural scientist
noun
Examples of natural science in a Sentence
He is interested in the natural sciences.
a new approach to natural science
Recent Examples on the Web
And as is so often the case in the natural sciences, two other people had quite similar ideas at about the same time.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Picnic tables, a general store that stocks locally made products, a mountaintop natural science and history museum, and three trailheads also await at the top.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
The Metamorphosis of a 17th-Century Insect Artist Maria Sibylla Merian's work in the natural sciences was overlooked for centuries.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school could be accredited by 2026 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2024
Picnic tables, a general store that stocks locally made products, a mountaintop natural science and history museum, and three trailheads also await at the top.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2024
The Metamorphosis of a 17th-Century Insect Artist Maria Sibylla Merian's work in the natural sciences was overlooked for centuries.
—JSTOR Daily, 24 June 2024
In a best-case scenario UMES' new veterinary school could be accredited by 2026 and will have as many as 100 graduate students taking classes a year later, said Moses Kairo, the university's agricultural and natural sciences dean.
—Terry Collins, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Natural science.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/natural%20science. Accessed 30 Sep. 2024.
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