big science | scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results |
Cooper Union Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art | university founded in by Peter Cooper to offer free courses in the arts and sciences |
lab laboratory research lab research laboratory science lab science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
science museum | a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest |
skill science | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain, the skill of a well-trained boxer, the sweet science of pugilism |
cognitive state state of mind | the state of a person's cognitive processes |
cognitive factor | something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result |
process cognitive process mental process operation cognitive operation | (psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity, an operation that affects mental contents, the process of thinking, the cognitive operation of remembering |
basic cognitive process | cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge |
higher cognitive process | cognitive processes that presuppose the availability of knowledge and put it to use |
content cognitive content mental object | the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned |
creation science | an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of Creation given in the Book of Genesis |
science scientific discipline | a particular branch of scientific knowledge, the science of genetics |
natural science | the sciences involved in the study of the physical world and its phenomena |
life science bioscience | any of the branches of natural science dealing with the structure and behavior of living organisms |
biology biological science r | the science that studies living organisms |
biomedical science | the application of the principles of the natural sciences to medicine |
medical science | the science of dealing with the maintenance of health and the prevention and treatment of disease |
ecology bionomics environmental science | the branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment |
genetics genetic science | the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
brain science | the branch of neuroscience concerned with the brain |
cognitive neuroscience | the branch of neuroscience that studies the biological foundations of mental phenomena |
zoology zoological science | the branch of biology that studies animals |
chemistry chemical science r | the science of matter, the branch of the natural sciences dealing with the composition of substances and their properties and reactions |
physics physical science | the physical properties, phenomena, and laws of something, he studied the physics of radiation |
earth science | any of the sciences that deal with the earth or its parts |
geophysics geophysical science | geology that uses physical principles to study properties of the earth |
engineering engineering science applied science technology | the discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems, he had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study |
computer science computing | the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures |
psychology psychological science | the science of mental life |
cognitive psychology | an approach to psychology that emphasizes internal mental processes |
information science informatics information processing IP | the sciences concerned with gathering, manipulating, storing, retrieving, and classifying recorded information |
cognitive science | the field of science concerned with cognition, includes parts of cognitive psychology and linguistics and computer science and cognitive neuroscience and philosophy of mind |
social science | the branch of science that studies society and the relationships of individual within a society |
politics political science government | the study of government of states and other political units |
home economics home ec domestic science household arts | theory and practice of homemaking |
economics economic science political economy | the branch of social science that deals with the production and distribution and consumption of goods and services and their management |
library science | the study of the principles and practices of library administration |
cognitive semantics conceptual semantics semasiology | the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning |
Christian Science | religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing |
military science | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
science fiction | literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society |
Associate in Applied Science AAS | an associate degree in applied science |
Bachelor of Arts in Library Science ABLS | a bachelor's degree in library science |
Bachelor of Naval Science BNS | a bachelor's degree in naval science |
Bachelor of Science BS SB | a bachelor's degree in science |
Bachelor of Science in Architecture BSArch | a bachelor's degree in architecture |
Bachelor of Science in Engineering | a bachelor's degree in engineering |
Master of Arts in Library Science MALS | a master's degree in library science |
Master of Library Science MLS | a master's degree in library science |