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Christian Scientist Christian Scientist
A believer in Christian Science; one who practices its
teachings.
Comparative sciencesComparative Com*par"a*tive, a. [L. comparativus: cf. F.
comparatif.]
1. Of or pertaining to comparison. ``The comparative
faculty.' --Glanvill.
2. Proceeding from, or by the method of, comparison; as, the
comparative sciences; the comparative anatomy.
3. Estimated by comparison; relative; not positive or
absolute, as compared with another thing or state.
The recurrence of comparative warmth and cold.
--Whewell.
The bubble, by reason of its comparative levity to
the fluid that incloses it, would necessarily ascend
to the top. --Bentley.
4. (Gram.) Expressing a degree greater or less than the
positive degree of the quality denoted by an adjective or
adverb. The comparative degree is formed from the positive
by the use of -er, more, or less; as, brighter, more
bright, or less bright.
Comparative sciences, those which are based on a
comprehensive comparison of the range of objects or facts
in any branch or department, and which aim to study out
and treat of the fundamental laws or systems of relation
pervading them; as, comparative anatomy, comparative
physiology, comparative philology. Concrete scienceConcrete Con"crete (? or ?), a. [L. concretus, p. p. of
concrescere to grow together; con- + crescere to grow; cf. F.
concret. See Crescent.]
1. United in growth; hence, formed by coalition of separate
particles into one mass; united in a solid form.
The first concrete state, or consistent surface, of
the chaos must be of the same figure as the last
liquid state. --Bp. Burnet.
2. (Logic)
(a) Standing for an object as it exists in nature,
invested with all its qualities, as distinguished from
standing for an attribute of an object; -- opposed to
abstract. Hence:
(b) Applied to a specific object; special; particular; --
opposed to general. See Abstract, 3.
Concrete is opposed to abstract. The names of
individuals are concrete, those of classes
abstract. --J. S. Mill.
Concrete terms, while they express the quality,
do also express, or imply, or refer to, some
subject to which it belongs. --I. Watts.
Concrete number, a number associated with, or applied to, a
particular object, as three men, five days, etc., as
distinguished from an abstract number, or one used without
reference to a particular object.
Concrete quantity, a physical object or a collection of
such objects. --Davies & Peck.
Concrete science, a physical science, one having as its
subject of knowledge concrete things instead of abstract
laws.
Concrete sound or movement of the voice, one which slides
continuously up or down, as distinguished from a
discrete movement, in which the voice leaps at once from
one line of pitch to another. --Rush. Conscienced
Conscienced Con"scienced, a.
Having a conscience. [R.] ``Soft-conscienced men.' --Shak.
Conscienceless
Conscienceless Con"science*less, a.
Without conscience; indifferent to conscience; unscrupulous.
Conscienceless and wicked patrons. --Hookre.
Conscient
Conscient Con"scient, a. [L. consciens, -entis, p. pr.]
Conscious. [R.] --Bacon.
Conscientious
Conscientious Con`sci*en"tious, a. [Cf. F. consciencieux, LL.
conscientiosus.]
1. Influenced by conscience; governed by a strict regard to
the dictates of conscience, or by the known or supposed
rules of right and wrong; -- said of a person.
The advice of wise and conscientious men.
--Prescott.
Conscientiously
Conscientiously Con`sci*en"tious*ly, adv.
In a conscientious manner; as a matter of conscience; hence;
faithfully; accurately; completely.
Conscientiousness
Conscientiousness Con`sci*en"tious*ness, n.
The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to
the dictates of conscience.
Inductive sciencesInductive In*duct"ive, a. [LL. inductivus: cf. F. inductif.
See Induce.]
1. Leading or drawing; persuasive; tempting; -- usually
followed by to.
A brutish vice, Inductive mainly to the sin of Eve.
--Milton.
2. Tending to induce or cause. [R.]
They may be . . . inductive of credibility. --Sir M.
Hale.
3. Leading to inferences; proceeding by, derived from, or
using, induction; as, inductive reasoning.
4. (Physics)
(a) Operating by induction; as, an inductive electrical
machine.
(b) Facilitating induction; susceptible of being acted
upon by induction; as certain substances have a great
inductive capacity.
Inductive embarrassment (Physics), the retardation in
signaling on an electric wire, produced by lateral
induction.
Inductive philosophy or method. See Philosophical
induction, under Induction.
Inductive sciences, those sciences which admit of, and
employ, the inductive method, as astronomy, botany,
chemistry, etc. Inscience
Inscience In"science, n. [L. inscientia: cf.F. inscience.]
Want of knowledge; ignorance. [Obs.]
Inscient
Inscient In"scient, a. [Pref. in- in + L. sciens knowing.]
Having knowledge or insight; intelligent. [R.]
Gaze on, with inscient vision, toward the sun. --Mrs.
Browning.
InscientInscient In"scient, a. [L. insciens, -entis, ignorant. See
In- not, and Scient, Science.]
Having little or no knowledge; ignorant; stupid; silly. [R.]
--N. Bacon. Natural science 10. (Mus.)
(a) Produced by natural organs, as those of the human
throat, in distinction from instrumental music.
(b) Of or pertaining to a key which has neither a flat
nor a sharp for its signature, as the key of C major.
(c) Applied to an air or modulation of harmony which
moves by easy and smooth transitions, digressing but
little from the original key. --Moore (Encyc. of
Music).
Natural day, the space of twenty-four hours. --Chaucer.
Natural fats, Natural gas, etc. See under Fat, Gas.
etc.
Natural Harmony (Mus.), the harmony of the triad or common
chord.
Natural history, in its broadest sense, a history or
description of nature as a whole, incuding the sciences of
botany, zo["o]logy, geology, mineralogy,
paleontology, chemistry, and physics. In recent
usage the term is often restricted to the sciences of
botany and zo["o]logy collectively, and sometimes to the
science of zoology alone.
Natural law, that instinctive sense of justice and of right
and wrong, which is native in mankind, as distinguished
from specifically revealed divine law, and formulated
human law.
Natural modulation (Mus.), transition from one key to its
relative keys.
Natural order. (Nat. Hist.) See under order.
Natural person. (Law) See under person, n.
Natural philosophy, originally, the study of nature in
general; in modern usage, that branch of physical science,
commonly called physics, which treats of the phenomena
and laws of matter and considers those effects only which
are unaccompanied by any change of a chemical nature; --
contrasted with mental and moral philosophy.
Natural scale (Mus.), a scale which is written without
flats or sharps. Model would be a preferable term, as less
likely to mislead, the so-called artificial scales (scales
represented by the use of flats and sharps) being equally
natural with the so-called natural scale
Natural science, natural history, in its broadest sense; --
used especially in contradistinction to mental or moral
science.
Natural selection (Biol.), a supposed operation of natural
laws analogous, in its operation and results, to designed
selection in breeding plants and animals, and resulting in
the survival of the fittest. The theory of natural
selection supposes that this has been brought about mainly
by gradual changes of environment which have led to
corresponding changes of structure, and that those forms
which have become so modified as to be best adapted to the
changed environment have tended to survive and leave
similarly adapted descendants, while those less perfectly
adapted have tended to die out though lack of fitness for
the environment, thus resulting in the survival of the
fittest. See Darwinism.
Natural system (Bot. & Zo["o]l.), a classification based
upon real affinities, as shown in the structure of all
parts of the organisms, and by their embryology.
It should be borne in mind that the natural system
of botany is natural only in the constitution of its
genera, tribes, orders, etc., and in its grand
divisions. --Gray.
Natural theology, or Natural religion, that part of
theological science which treats of those evidences of the
existence and attributes of the Supreme Being which are
exhibited in nature; -- distinguished from revealed
religion. See Quotation under Natural, a., 3.
Natural vowel, the vowel sound heard in urn, furl, sir,
her, etc.; -- so called as being uttered in the easiest
open position of the mouth organs. See Neutral vowel,
under Neutral and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect] 17.
Syn: See Native. Nescience
Nescience Nes"cience, n. [L. nescientia, fr. nesciens, p. pr.
of nescire not to know; ne not + scire to know.]
Want of knowledge; ignorance; agnosticism.
God fetched it about for me, in that absence and
nescience of mine. --Bp. Hall.
Occult sciencesOccult Oc*cult", a. [L. occultus, p. p. of occulere to cover
up, hide; ob (see Ob-) + a root prob.akin to E. hell: cf.
F. occulte.]
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret;
concealed; unknown.
It is of an occult kind, and is so insensible in its
advances as to escape observation. --I. Taylor.
Occult line (Geom.), a line drawn as a part of the
construction of a figure or problem, but not to appear in
the finished plan.
Occult qualities, those qualities whose effects only were
observed, but the nature and relations of whose productive
agencies were undetermined; -- so called by the schoolmen.
Occult sciences, those sciences of the Middle Ages which
related to the supposed action or influence of occult
qualities, or supernatural powers, as alchemy, magic,
necromancy, and astrology. Omniscience
Omniscience Om*nis"cience, n. [Cf. F. omniscience.]
The quality or state of being omniscient; -- an attribute
peculiar to God. --Dryden.
Omnisciency
Omnisciency Om*nis"cien*cy, n.
Omniscience.
OmniscientOmniscient Om*nis"cient, a. [Omni- + L. sciens, -entis, p. pr.
of scire to know: cf. F. omniscient. See Science.]
Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely
knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God. --
Om*nis"cient*ly, adv.
For what can scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or
deceive his heart Omniscient? --Milton. OmniscientlyOmniscient Om*nis"cient, a. [Omni- + L. sciens, -entis, p. pr.
of scire to know: cf. F. omniscient. See Science.]
Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely
knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God. --
Om*nis"cient*ly, adv.
For what can scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or
deceive his heart Omniscient? --Milton. Presciendent
Presciendent Pre*sciend"ent, a. [L. praescius; prae before +
scius knowing, fr. scire to know.]
Foreknowing; having foreknowledge; as, prescious of ills.
[R.] --Dryden.
PrescientPrescient Pre"sci*ent (pr[=e]"sh[i^]*ent or -shent), a. [L.
praesciens, -entis, p. pr. of praescire to foreknow; prae
before + scire to know: cf. F. prescient. See Science.]
Having knowledge of coming events; foreseeing; conscious
beforehand. --Pope.
Henry . . . had shown himself sensible, and almost
prescient, of this event. --Bacon. Presciently
Presciently Pre"sci*ent*ly, adv.
With prescience or foresight.
Science
Science Sci"ence, v. t.
To cause to become versed in science; to make skilled; to
instruct. [R.] --Francis.
Scient
Scient Sci"ent, a. [L. sciens, -entis, p. pr.]
Knowing; skillful. [Obs.] --Cockeram.
Scienter
Scienter Sci*en"ter, adv. [L.] (Law)
Knowingly; willfully. --Bouvier.
Sciential
Sciential Sci*en"tial, a. [LL. scientialis, fr. L. scientia.]
Pertaining to, or producing, science. [R.] --Milton.
ScientificScientific Sci`en*tif"ic, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia
science + facere to make.]
1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as,
scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific
observations.
2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of
science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific
arrangement of fossils.
3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing
science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist;
a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.
Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his
sentences. --Landor.
Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and
consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and
experiment. (b) generalization of the results into
formulated ``Laws' and statements. Scientific methodScientific Sci`en*tif"ic, a. [F. scientifique; L. scientia
science + facere to make.]
1. Of or pertaining to science; used in science; as,
scientific principles; scientific apparatus; scientific
observations.
2. Agreeing with, or depending on, the rules or principles of
science; as, a scientific classification; a scientific
arrangement of fossils.
3. Having a knowledge of science, or of a science; evincing
science or systematic knowledge; as, a scientific chemist;
a scientific reasoner; a scientific argument.
Bossuet is as scientific in the structure of his
sentences. --Landor.
Scientific method, the method employed in exact science and
consisting of: (a) Careful and abundant observation and
experiment. (b) generalization of the results into
formulated ``Laws' and statements. Scientifical
Scientifical Sci`en*tif"ic*al, a.
Scientific. --Locke.
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