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science – естественная или точная наука (физика, химия, математика, психология и т.д.), т.е. такая в которой превалирующую роль играет эксперимент. scientific – научный (но относящийся к области естественных или точных наук) scientist – ученый (работающий в области естественных или точных наук) STEM (fields / disciplines) – точные науки (сокр. от science, technology, engineering and mathematics) humanities / humane studies / (the) arts / soft sciences / scholarship / schol – гуманитарные науки humanitarian – гуманитарный scholar – ученый (работающий в области гуманитарных наук); эксперт в какой-то области. theory – теория theoretical – теоретический applied – прикладной doctrine – доктрина, учение hypothesis, hyp – гипотеза |
principle – принцип method – метод (предполагает следование строгим правилам) methodology – методология methodic – методика approach – подход way – способ research – исследование to research – исследовать to invent – изобрести to discover – открыть analysis – анализ to analize – анализировать experiment – эксперимент experimental – экспериментальный to carry (out) / conduct / perform / make / run an experiment – проводить эксперимент to test – испытывать testing – испытание to develop – разрабатывать aim – цель (исследования) result, outcome – результат (исследования) |
Names of Sciences and Humanities
Sciences |
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anatomy – анатомия anatomic – анатомический anatomist – анатом astronomy – астрономия astronomical – астрономический astronomer – астроном biology – биология biological – биологический biologist – биолог botany – ботаника botanical – ботанический botanist – ботаник geography – география geographical – географический geographer – географ geology – геология geological – геологический geologist – геолог petroleum geologist – геолог-нефтяник zoology – зоология zoological – зоологический physicist – физик chemistry – химия chemical – химический chemist – химик ecology – экология |
zoologist – зоолог logic – логика logical – логический logician – логик medicine – медицина medical – медицинский mathematics – математика mathematical – математический mathematician – математик education science / pedagogics / pedagogy; paedagogy – педагогика programming – программирование programmer – программист psychology – психология psychological – психологический psychologist – психолог sociology – социология sociological – социологический sociologist – социолог physics – физика physical – физический ecological – экологический ecologist – эколог economics – экономика economical – экономический economist – экономист |
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archaeology – археология archaeological – археологический archaeologist – археолог history – история historical – исторический historian – историк linguistics – лингвистика linguistic – лингвистический linguist – лингвист literary / literature criticism / studies– литературоведение |
theorist of literature / literary scholar – литературовед study of language and literature / philology / scholarship – филология textualist / grammarian / scholar / philologer / philologian / philology / philologue / philologist / scholar of language – филолог jurisprudence – юриспруденция, право juridical – юридический, относящийся к области права lawyer – юрист, правовед |
Studies
study – научный труд work – научная работа monograph – монография article, paper – статья thesis – диссертация Phd thesis – докторская / кандидатская диссертация master thesis – магистерская диссертация graduation work / paper / graduate work / разг. graduate research – дипломная работа, дипломный проект, диплом, ВКР, ВАР и т.п. course work / coursework / term thesis / term paper – курсовая работа, курсовой проект report / proceedings / contributions – доклад, сообщение (на конференции) collection of scientific / humanity / research |
articles / papers – сборник научных статей collection of scientific / humanity / research works / studies – сборник научных трудов scientific review / journal of scholarship / academic journal / scientific journal / scientific magazine – научный журнал citation index – индекс цитирования title – заголовок, название (статьи) keywords – ключевые слова abstract – аннотация IMRaD – основные части научной статьи (скоращение от introduction, methods, results, and discussions) introduction – введение body – основная часть (научного труда) results – результаты conclusion – заключение references – ссылки, список источников |
Degrees
degree – ученая степень title – ученое звание PhD – кандидат или доктор наук assosiate professor – адъюнкт-профессор, примерно соответствует званию доцента professor – профессор |
assistant professor – примерно соответствует должности старшего преподавателя academic – академик Bachelor of Arts – бакалавр Master of Arts – магистр person defending a phd thesis – диссертант |
Scientific terms in English
Mathematics |
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algebra – алгебра geometry – геометрия point – точка circle – круг square – квадрат triangle – треугольник diagonal – диагональ diameter – диаметр radius – радиус angle – угол parallel – параллель area – площадь perimeter – периметр |
plane – плоскость difference – разница quantity – величина infinity – бесконечность line – линия segment – отрезок mathematical single – математический знак fraction – дробь root – корень power – степень equation – уравнение solve – решить |
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analysis – анализ study – исследование assumption – предположение energy – энергия atom – атом particle – частица electron – электрон neutron – нейтрон proton – протон charge – заряд electric – электрический current – ток direct – постоянный |
direction – направление inertia – инерция mass – масса power – сила resistance – сопротивление stress – напряжение acceleration – ускорение frequency – частота properties – свойства relative – относительный nuclear – ядерный radiation – радиация |
astronomy |
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space – космос asteroid – астероид meteorite – метеорит comet – комета flare – вспышка planet – планета planetoid – малая планета satellite – спутник star – звезда constellation – созвездие cluster – звездное скопление galaxy – галактика local group – местная группа галактик |
black hole – черная дыра nebula – туманность pulsar – пульсар quasar – квазар orbit – орбита eclipse – затмение astronaut – астронавт observatory – обсерватория telescope – телескоп space exploration – космические исследования escape velocity – космическая скорость light—year – световой год |
geography |
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map – карта city – город country – страна continent – континент ocean – океан sea – море lake – озеро river – река island – остров north – север south – юг east – восток west – запад |
degree of latitude – градус широты degree of longitude – градус долготы time zone – часовой пояс hemisphere – полушарие equator – экватор landform – форма рельефа coast – побережье bay – бухта canyon – каньон desert – пустыня dale – долина cliff – утес |
history |
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age – век period – период frontier – граница troops – вооруженные силы battle – битва war – война peace – мир alliance – союз expansion – экспансия covenant – договоренность treason – предательство colony – колония empire – империя |
secession – раскол independence – независимость settle – поселяться rule – править overthrow – свергать civilization – цивилизация prosperous – процветающий origin – происхождение legend – легенда myth – миф custom – традиция censorship – цензура |
biology |
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biosphere – биосфера ecosystem – экосистема diversity – разнообразие species – вид bacteria – бактерия virus – вирус embryo – эмбрион cell – клетка dermis – дерма tissue – ткань DNA – ДНК genome – геном receptor – рецептор |
plasma – плазма organelle – органелла chromosome – хромосома absorption – поглощение excretion – выделение respiration – дыхание atrophy – атрофия life cycle – жизненный цикл instinct – инстинкт evolution – эволюция mutation – мутация extermination – уничтожение |
chemistry |
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chemistry – химия science – наука analysis – анализ aggregate state – агрегатное состояние relative atomic mass – относительная атомная масса valency – валентность ion – ион metal – металл nonmetal – неметалл atom – атом molecule – молекула symbol of element – символ элемента chemical bond – химическая связь |
chemical equation – химическое уравнение chemical equilibrium – химическое равновесие chemical element – химический элемент chemical properties – химические свойства chemical reaction – химическая реакция chemical formula – химическая формула substance – вещество simple substance – простое вещество complex substance – сложное вещество synthesis – синтез periodic law – периодический закон periodic table – периодическая таблица |
sociology |
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behavioural – поведенческий class consciousness – классовое сознание social – общественный ideology – идеология capitalism – капитализм communism – коммунизм evolutionism – эволюционизм globalization – глобализация multiculturalism – мультикультурализм secularization – секуляризация modernity – современность conflict – конфликт social inequality – социальное неравенство |
solidarity – солидарность invariant – постоянный contextual – контекстуальный empirical – основанный на опыте ethnicity – этничность culture shock – культурный шок deviance – отклонение от нормы dysfunction – дисфункция alienation – отчуждение probably sampling – случайная выборка quantitative – количественный qualitative – качественный |
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accommodation – приспосабливание addiction – зависимость aggression – агрессия altruism – альтруизм critical thinking – критическое мышление creativity – творчество displacement – сублимация memory – память perception – восприятие imagery – образы motivation – мотивация emotion – эмоция ecstasy – экстаз |
epinephrine – адреналин rehearsal – повторение habit – привычка unconscious – подсознательное hypnosis – гипноз antianxiety drugs – успокаивающие лекарства burnout – истощение stress – стресс insomnia – бессонница maturation – созревание temperament – темперамент self-esteem – самооценка |
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noun – существительное verb – глагол adjective – прилагательное adverb – наречие number – числительное preposition – предлог conjunction – союз interjection – междометье collocation – словосочетание phrase – фраза idiomatic expression – идиома phonetic – фонетика consonant – согласный звук |
schwa – нейтральный гласный interlanguage – интерязык accent – акцент dialect – диалект jargon – жаргон slang – сленг diphthong – дифтонг homonym – омоним morpheme – морфема phoneme – фонема pidgin – пиджин polysemy – многозачность |
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We know that Science is a field of study concerned with discovering and describing the world around us. It is based on observations and experiments.
Zoology, Biology, Geology, chemistry, Radiology and physics are some branches of science.
Today we are going to learn some cool science vocabulary words like brain, gravity, gas, atom, cell etc. and see their meanings to help you understand their significance.
Following is a list of examples of words related to science along with their meanings:
Words | Meanings |
Opaque | Difficult to see |
Gravity | The force that attracts mass |
Prey | kill and hunt for food |
Bacteria | Unicellular microorganism |
Brain | A coordinating organ of human body |
Nectar | Juicy fluid within flowers |
Deciduous | A tree or shrub name |
Shadow | A dark area |
Magnetic | Having magnetic properties |
Electricity | Flow of electron |
Mixture | A combination of different things |
Gas | State of matter that can expand freely |
Dissolve | Solid form in any liquid |
Energy | Power |
Fossil | The remains of plant or animal |
Geology | Study of earth |
Atom | The smallest particle |
Biology | The study of living beings |
Cell | Structural and Functional unit of life |
Chemistry | The study of matter in terms of composition, properties and reaction. |
Botany | The study of plants |
Element | Species of atom |
Fact | Any true information |
Hypothesis | A proposed explanation |
Laws | The system of specific rules |
Mass | Matter in a body |
Matter | Any physical substance |
Measure | Computation of size, amount by apply any instrument |
Mineral | Naturally existing Inorganic substance |
Observe | A state of knowing facts by full attention and focus |
Organism | An individual/living being |
Particle | A minute entity of matter |
Phase | Any entity of same composition |
Physics | The study of matter and energy |
Pipette | A laboratory toll used in lab |
Quantum | Quantity of energy |
Mechanics | The study of motion and force by apply mathematics |
Radiology | The study of radiations for the disease treatment |
Scale | Bony plates in the fish skin |
Scientist | A person that has scientific knowledge and apply it on large scale. |
Temperature | The degree of heat measurement |
Test tube | A thin tube made up of glass |
Zoology | Animal study on a broader level |
Variable | Liable to change with conditions |
Weigh | Expression of heaviness |
Weather | State of atmosphere |
Volume | The amount of space occupies by any object |
Pressure | Force per unit area |
Watch glass | A glass disc |
Virology | Study of viruses |
Data | Statistics and facts |
Investigation | An action of finding facts |
Inference | A conclusion |
Prediction | A forecast |
Directions | A route or course |
Compare | Estimation of things |
Increase | Greater in amount or size |
Decrease | Smaller or fewer in amount or size |
Microscope | An optical instrument |
Results | Findings after an investigation |
Magnify | Making objects larger in appearance by optical devices |
Beaker | A glass ware for measuring the volume |
Graph | A representation of data |
Expand | Making larger |
Analyze | Detail examination |
Classify | Categorization on a common base |
Material | The raw stuff for manufacturing of anything from |
Practical | Learning by doing |
Light | A form of energy |
Dark | Absence of light |
Proton | A constituent of an atom |
Neutron | Sub-particle of an atom |
Pitch | The intensity of sound |
Barometer | Pressure measuring instrument |
Humidity | A quantity expressing water vapor’s amount |
Reflection | The turning of light/energy from any surface |
Hygrometer | Humidity measuring instrument |
Surface | Any outer part of an object/something |
Accelerate | Degree of Quickness |
Friction | Resistance due to movement |
Kinetic | Movement |
Equipment | Apparatus for a particular purpose |
Circuit | A path that electricity follows during its flowing |
Bulb | Light producing instrument |
Motor | Any machine that works |
Solubility | Ability of a substance to get dissolve |
Reaction | Any chemical process that cause changes |
Fission | The process of separation |
Fusion | The process of joining things |
Burning | The process of combustion |
Rusting | A chemical process that spoil iron |
Separate | Division by physical methods |
Hardness | The state of being hard |
Properties | Attribute that specify something |
Melting | The process of liquefication by heating |
Boiling | Process occurs when matter reaches near its boiling point |
Brittle | Hard in nature but break without showing elasticity |
Conductor | Material that pass electricity |
Insulator | Heat/electricity resistance substance |
Transparent | Clear |
Note: Do you some common words related to science fiction?
Here are some hard science fiction vocabulary words: Atmosphere, Black body radiation, Comet, Dark Matter, Nebula, Plasma, Pulsar, Quark, Radiation, Solar Flare, Super Conductivity, Titan, Universe, Velocity
Let’s have a look at some collection of hard science terms and phrases in alphabetical order a to z.
- A Words: Acceleration, Alpha rays, Argon, Asteroids
- B Words: Beta rays, Bivalent, Bivalent, Bandwidth, Black Hole, Bluetooth
- C Words: Catalyst, Carbohydrates, Celsius, Circuit, Comet
- D Words: Decible, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Diffraction, Diode, Distance, Dust
- E Words: Electron, Elasticity, Electromagnetic Waves, Ethernet, Extinction
- F Words: Fahrenheit, Filament, Freeze, Frequency, Friction
- G Words: Gigabytes, Gravity
- H Words: HTML, Hypertext, Hypothesis
- I Words: Impact, Induction, Inertia, Insulator, Internet
- J Words: Joule
- K Words: Kelvin, Keratins, Kinetic Energy
- L Words: Light, Luminosity, Lightning
- M Words: Magnetism, Media, Magnetic Field, Mathematics, Milky Way, Momentum
- N Words: Nanosecond, Network, Nerve, Nocturnal, Nuclease
- O Words: Ovulation, Optical Light, Occulation
- P Words: Particle, Period, Phobia, Planet, Potential Energy, Power (P)
- Q Words: Quantitative, Qualitative, Quantum Theory
- R Words: Radiation, Radioactivity, Refraction, Relativity, Revolution, Rotation
- S Words: Satellite, Scalar, Solar System, Static Electricity, Speed
- T Words: Time, Torque, Tumor, Turbine
- U Words: Ultraviolet Light, Universe, Uncertainty, UPS, Uterus
- V Words: Vacuum, Vector, Velocity, Virus
- W Words: Watt, Wavelength, Weight, Work
- X Words: X- chromosome, X- Ray, X- band
- Y Words: Yolk, Yellow fever
- Z Words: Zoology, Z-DNA
We hope that this list will give you some insight on different basic scientific terms and how they are related.
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Science Terms
Science Vocabulary Word List
Words That Start With A
astronomy
astrophysics
atom
Words That Start With B
beaker
biochemistry
biology
botany
Bunsen burner
burette
Words That Start With C
cell
chemical
chemistry
climate
climatologist
control
cuvette
Words That Start With D
data
datum
Words That Start With E
electricity
electrochemist
element
energy
entomology
evolution
experiment
Words That Start With F
fact
flask
fossil
funnel
Words That Start With G
genetics
geology
geophysics
glassware
graduated cylinder
gravity
Words That Start With H
herpetology
hypothesis
Words That Start With I
ichthyology
immunology
Words That Start With L
lab
laboratory
laws
lepidoptery
Words That Start With M
magnetism
mass
matter
measure
meteorologist
meteorology
microbiologist
microbiology
microscope
mineral
mineralogy
molecule
motion
Words That Start With O
observatory
observe
organism
ornithology
Words That Start With P
paleontology
particle
Petri dish
phase
physical science
physics
pipette
Words That Start With Q
quantum mechanics
Words That Start With R
radiology
research
retort
Words That Start With S
scale
science
scientist
seismology
Words That Start With T
telescope
temperature
test tube
theory
thermometer
tissue
Words That Start With V
variable
virologist
volcanology
volume
volumetric flask
Words That Start With W
watch glass
weather
weigh
Words That Start With Z
zoology
List of Science words with Examples
- astronomy
EX: Physics and astronomy are cognate sciences.
- astrophysics
EX: I am an astrophysics student for the University of TX.
- atom
EX: The nucleus of an atom consists of neutrons, protons and other particles.
- beaker
EX: The next days when the researchers flipped the beaker, the silicone oil began to form fat mounds.
- biochemistry
EX: Her specialty is biochemistry.
- biology
EX: The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.
- botany
EX: The life sciences include biology and botany.
- Bunsen burner
EX: You will learn how to use scientific apparatus such as test tubes, beakers and Bunsen burners.
- burette
EX: The burette is placed in water and the air pressure equalised by opening and closing the tap.
- cell
EX: DNA is stored in the nucleus of a cell.
- chemical
EX: Physical therapy alternates with chemical.
- chemistry
EX: The course will encompass physics, chemistry and biology.
- climate
EX: We need to assess the impact on climate change.
- climatologist
EX: A climatologist is greatly concerned with the time constants of the energy reservoirs of the world.
- control
EX: How do you operate the remote control unit?
- cuvette
EX: A new cuvette which is able to contain plastic centrifuge tube for fluorescence spectrophotometry is described.
- data
EX: The retention of data in a storage device.
- datum
EX: The crucial datum is this: the rate of gypsy-moth spread is now much more rapid than before.
- electricity
EX: Electricity companies pay a premium for renewable energy.
- element
EX: He was the discoverer of the element radium.
- energy
EX: It wastes energy to run the dishwasher half empty.
- entomology
EX: He decided to specialize in entomology after graduation.
- evolution
EX: In the course of evolution, some birds have lost the power of flight.
- experiment
EX: They are absorbed in the experiment.
- fossil
EX: This fossil may be over 2 million years old.
- funnel
EX: I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank.
- genetics
EX: Knowledge in the field of genetics has been developing very rapidly.
- geology
EX: It is a problem that relates to geology.
- geophysics
EX: Developing seismoelectric exploration is the leading edge in geophysics.
- graduated cylinder
EX: Place 100 mL of pyridine in a 250-mL graduated cylinder , and, keeping the pyridine cold in an ice bath, pass in dry sulfur dioxide until the volume reaches 200 mL.
- gravity
EX: Gravity is a natural phenomenon.
- laboratory
EX: The laboratory was well insulated against all outside noise.
- microscope
EX: An object was magnified 200 times by the microscope.
- telescope
EX: The telescope was pointing in the wrong direction.
- temperature
EX: In hot weather the temperature gets very high.
- test tube
EX: The test tube was then put in an ultrasound bath for 5 minutes.
- thermometer
EX:Use a thermometer to gauge the temperature.
- tissue
EX: The virus remains dormant in nerve tissue until activated.
- variable
EX: The variable weather is a great trial to me.
- virologist
EX: The veterinary virologist and the clinician are naturally interested in effectively combating a viral infection.
- weigh
EX: The scales can be used to weigh other items such as parcels.
- zoology
EX: The library didn’t stock zoology textbooks.
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