scientific
adjective /ˌsaɪənˈtɪf.ɪk/Definition
B1 relating to science, or using the organized methods of science: a scientific discovery/experiment/theory scientific data/evidence/research The project has attracted considerable criticism from the scientific community (= from scientists).Subjects and disciplines › careful and using a system or method: We will have to adopt a more scientific approach in the future. I try to arrange things in some kind of a system, but I'm not very scientific about it.Classifying and creating orderPlanning, expecting and arrangingPlotting and trapping scientifically /-ɪ.kəl.i/ adverb B2 scientifically provenSubjects and disciplines
(Definition of scientific adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- -ics suffix
- applied adjective
- art noun (NOT SCIENCE)
- biology noun
- civics noun
- department noun
- departmental adjective
- discipline noun (SUBJECT)
- home economics noun
- humanity noun (SUBJECTS)
- ICT noun
- interdepartmental adjective
- mathematics noun
- modern languages noun
- psychology noun
- pure adjective (COMPLETE)
- science noun
- scientist noun
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