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science

/ˈsaɪəns/noun

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विज्ञान

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noun
  1. 1

    [U]

    knowledge about the structure and behaviour of the natural and physical world, based on facts that you can prove, for example by experiments

    विज्ञान

    • advances in science and technology
    • Science has changed the way we live, work and travel.
    • Science helps us to understand how the universe works.
    + 2 more examples
    • Radhika is interested in the history of science.
    • Modern science has found cures for many diseases.

    Synonyms knowledge learning scholarship

  2. 2

    [U, C]

    a particular branch of science such as physics, chemistry or biology

    विज्ञान की शाखा

    • She chose science after class ten.
    • Chemistry is the science I enjoy the most at school.
    • Biology is the science of living things.
    + 2 more examples
    • She studies science and mathematics in Class 12.
    • Physics is a science that tries to explain how things move.

    Synonyms discipline branch of knowledge field

  3. 3

    [C]

    a system for organizing the knowledge about a particular subject

    (किसी विषय का) शास्त्र

    • political science
    • the science of language
    • Economics is a social science.
    + 2 more examples
    • The science of grammar is not easy for beginners.
    • He is studying the science of weather forecasting.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

science (uncountable) vs sciences (plural)

Use the plural for several branches.

कई शाखाओं के लिए बहुवचन का प्रयोग करें।

  • She studies science.
  • Physics and chemistry are natural sciences.

the science of + noun

Used for a systematic study.

किसी व्यवस्थित अध्ययन के लिए प्रयोग।

  • Economics is the science of choice.

science (n) - scientific (adj) - scientist (n)

Do not confuse the forms.

science, scientific और scientist के रूपों में भ्रम न करें, तीनों का प्रयोग अलग है।

  • It was a scientific experiment.

science vs knowledge vs technology

Science studies how things work; technology uses that knowledge to make tools.

विज्ञान यह अध्ययन करता है कि चीज़ें कैसे काम करती हैं; प्रौद्योगिकी उस ज्ञान से उपकरण बनाती है।

  • Science explains why the sky is blue.
  • Technology gave us the mobile phone.
+Collocations 5

adjective + science

naturalsocialappliedpoliticalpure

  • Sociology is a social science.

science + noun

fairstreamteacherlabfiction

  • The school held a science fair.

verb + science

studyteachadvancepopularise

  • ISRO has advanced space science in India.

science + noun (school)

laboratoryteacherprojectsubjectolympiad

  • She won a medal at the national science olympiad.

science + noun (discipline)

graduatestudentjournalcommunicatorfaculty

  • She is a science graduate from Pune.
“More examples 7
  • Many students choose the science stream after Class 10.

बहुत से विद्यार्थी कक्षा 10 के बाद विज्ञान वर्ग चुनते हैं।

  • Radhika won a prize at the district science exhibition.

राधिका ने ज़िला विज्ञान प्रदर्शनी में पुरस्कार जीता।

  • Science has made life easier but also more hurried.

विज्ञान ने जीवन आसान बनाया है, पर अधिक भागदौड़ वाला भी।

  • Cooking is partly an art and partly a science.

भोजन पकाना कुछ कला है और कुछ विज्ञान।

  • National Science Day is celebrated on 28 February.

राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस 28 फरवरी को मनाया जाता है।

  • Political science deals with government and power.

राजनीति विज्ञान सरकार और सत्ता का अध्ययन करता है।

  • The Chandrayaan mission is a proud moment for Indian science.

चंद्रयान अभियान भारतीय विज्ञान के लिए गर्व का क्षण है।

!Common mistakes 4

✗ Science are my favourite subject.

✓ Science is my favourite subject.

Science as a subject takes a singular verb.

विषय के रूप में 'science' के साथ एकवचन verb आता है।

✗ He is a science.

✓ He is a scientist.

A person who studies science is a scientist.

विज्ञान का अध्ययन करने वाला 'scientist' कहलाता है।

✗ He is studying in science stream of Class 11.

✓ He is studying in the science stream of Class 11.

The article the is needed before stream.

'Stream' से पहले article 'the' आवश्यक है।

✗ He is good in science.

✓ He is good at science.

Good takes at for a subject.

विषय में कुशल होने के लिए 'good at' आता है।

Idioms 2

it's not rocket science

(informal) used to say that sth is not difficult to do or understand

यह कोई बहुत कठिन काम नहीं है

  • Filling in the form is not rocket science.
  • Learning tenses isn't rocket science if you practise daily.

blind sb with science

to confuse sb by using technical or complicated language

कठिन तकनीकी शब्दों से किसी को उलझा देना

  • The salesman tried to blind us with science.
  • Don't blind the students with science; explain it simply.
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≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

knowledge learning scholarship discipline branch of knowledge field

AaSpelling

sci·ence

?Which word?

Keep the sc- words together: science, scissors, scene, scent, conscience, conscious.

Sc- शब्द साथ याद रखिए: science, scissors, scene, scent, conscience, conscious।

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General knowledge

National Science Day is 28 February, marking the discovery of the Raman Effect by C V Raman (1928).

राष्ट्रीय विज्ञान दिवस 28 फ़रवरी है, जो C V Raman द्वारा Raman Effect की खोज (1928) की याद में है।