| material breach | a breach serious enough to destroy the value of the contract and to give a basis for an action for breach of contract |
| big science | scientific research that requires massive capital investment but is expected to yield very significant results |
| materials handling | act of loading and unloading and moving goods within e.g. a factory especially using mechanical devices |
| waste of material | a useless consumption of material |
| creating from raw materials | the act of creating something that is different from the materials that went into it |
bedding material
bedding litter | material used to provide a bed for animals |
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 |
fabric
cloth
material
textile | artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers, the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent, woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around BC, she measured off enough material for a dress |
lab
laboratory
research lab
research laboratory
science lab
science laboratory | a workplace for the conduct of scientific research |
| material | things needed for doing or making something, writing materials, useful teaching materials |
photographic paper
photographic material | light-sensitive paper on which photograph can be printed |
piece of cloth
piece of material | a separate part consisting of fabric |
| science museum | a museum that collects and displays objects having scientific interest |
| upholstery material | the fabric used in upholstering |
e human body
physical body
material body
soma
build
figure
physique
anatomy
shape
bod
chassis
frame form
flesh | alternative names for the body of a human being, Leonardo studied the human body, he has a strong physique, the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak |
skill
science | ability to produce solutions in some problem domain, the skill of a well-trained boxer, the sweet science of pugilism |
| 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 |
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 |
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 |
| Christian Science | religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing |
| military science | the discipline dealing with the principles of warfare |
writing
written material
piece of writing | the work of a writer, anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect), the writing in her novels is excellent, that editorial was a fine piece of writing |
| science fiction | literary fantasy involving the imagined impact of science on society |
reading
reading material | written material intended to be read, the teacher assigned new readings, he bought some reading material at the airport |
| material | information (data or ideas or observations) that can be used or reworked into a finished form, the archives provided rich material for a definitive biography |
| source materials | publications from which information is obtained |
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 |