Definitions for Scientific
ˌsaɪ ənˈtɪf ɪkSci·en·tif·ic

Princeton's WordNet(4.75 / 4 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scientific(adj)

   of or relating to the practice of science

   "scientific journals"

2. scientific(adj)

   conforming with the principles or methods used in science

   "a scientific approach"

Wiktionary(3.33 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scientific(Adjective)

   Of, or having to do with science.

2. scientific(Adjective)

   Having the quality of being derived from, or consistent with, the scientific method.

3. scientific(Adjective)

   In accord with procedures, methods, conduct and accepted conventions of modern science.

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Scientific(adj)

   of or pertaining to science; used in science; as, scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific observations

   Etymology: [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.]

2. Scientific(adj)

   agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific arrangement of fossils

   Etymology: [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.]

3. Scientific(adj)

   having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist; a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument

   Etymology: [F. scientifique; L. scientia science + facere to make.]

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. scientific

   Of or relating to science.

   The scientific knowledge was useful to demonstrate the validity of the chosen sciences.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Scientific' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1706

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Scientific' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3935

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Scientific' in Adjectives Frequency: #225

How to pronounce Scientific?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say Scientific in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scientific in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Scientific in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Scientific in a Sentence

1. Maddie LaRue:

   [ Drug companies ] really utilize the scientific literature, and most of the literature is coming out of big academic labs, if academic labs are shut down for months and research continuities are disrupted, it's going to take several more months to gain momentum again and people won't be producing results for some time... That could really put a lag on the drug discovery pipeline that we have going with industry.

2. John Buckley:

   The current scientific evidence shows that when people have occupations in which they are on their feet for more than two hours a day, there seems to be a reduction in the risk of developing key chronic diseases.

3. Carlos Burgos:

   Now, we have to do some scientific analysis of all the remains, we have to have time to analyze properly.

4. Klevis Ylli:

   If you take a close look at the scientific environment, there are plenty of people working on these types of [harvesters] for shoes. I think there is some interest there, and people have high hopes that harvesters will get better over time and will be feasible for powering devices.

5. Marc Edwards:

   From every single scientific perspective, the more water a resident uses, the better the water is going to be.

Images & Illustrations of Scientific

Popularity rank by frequency of use