natural science

noun

: any of the sciences (such as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their interrelations and transformations or with objectively measurable phenomena

natural scientist noun

Examples of natural science in a Sentence

He is interested in the natural sciences.

a new approach to natural science

Recent Examples on the Web

But this new field made the detection of technologically, or artificially produced radio waves, the object of a natural science. —Gabriela Radulescu, The Conversation, 4 Nov. 2025

The museum, whose artifacts encompass art, history and natural science, is dedicated to the history of California. —Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025

Picnic tables, a general store that stocks locally made products, a mountaintop natural science and history museum, and three trailheads also await at the top. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2025

His studies at the University of Cambridge's Christ's College from 1828 to 1831 encouraged his passion for natural science. —New Atlas, 7 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for natural science

• geoscience
• neuroscience
• noncompliance
• pseudoscience
• appliance
• compliance
• defiance
• reliance

Kids Definition

natural science

noun

: any of the sciences (as physics, chemistry, or biology) that deal with matter, energy, and their relationships and transformations or with measurable natural events