单词 | material science |
释义 | material sciencen. 1. The science of the material world; natural science, physical science; (also) a science of this kind. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > [noun] physicc1330 philosophya1387 natural philosophya1393 natural science?a1425 physicsc1487 philosophy of nature1695 physiology1704 science1779 azoology1817 material science1837 1837 W. Whewell Hist. Inductive Sci. III. 623 We were resolved to confine ourselves, for the present, to the material sciences. 1839 Biblical Repertory Jan. 145 If he has gone too far in undervaluing material science and inductive reasoning..these are errors which are not likely to do serious mischief. 1851 L. A. Cahagnet Celestial Telegr. 6 Man alone possesses the power of becoming acquainted with the various conditions of the matter constituting him, but not through the ordinary means of material science. 1908 Amer. Hist. Rev. 13 447 The early writers [in China] diverted the whole mental energy of the race into literature and abstract thought, and have kept it out of the channels of material science. 1923 Amer. Polit. Sci. Rev. 17 279 Economists..tended to take over the evolution of economic thought and institutions as did the workers in the field of material science. 1924 Amer. Mercury Sept. 54/2 The practice of natureopathy shall be held to mean the practice of the psychological, mechanical and material sciences. 1960 Jrnl. Philos. 57 236 There is no material science which could dispense with the statement of facts, but there is none either which would stop there. 2. = materials science n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > branch of knowledge > systematic knowledge, science > [noun] > science of materials materials science1956 material science1959 1959 Northwestern Engin. Nov. 28/3 Students in the metallurgical and material science department presented a total of six papers. 1974 New Scientist 9 May 349/1 (advt.) Applicants should have a degree in physics or a material science discipline. 1978 Nature 13 July 106/2 This will be a microgravity mission, concentrating on experiments on material science and life science in weightlessness. 1986 Amer. Econ. Rev. 76 187/1 Four broad fields—chemistry, material science, computer science, and metallurgy—reeieved scores of 6 or higher. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837 |
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