big science
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- noun
- /bɪɡ ˈsaɪəns/
- Specialized
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gran ciencia
- Big science is here to stay.
- big science projects
That's a take home approach based on big, big science.
- That's a take home approach based on big, big science.
- That was sort of their first real entry into a big international, big science kind of project, and they did their part.
- We've been dealing with big science for many years, including big data sets, big simulations, and sometimes huge collaborations.
- And there's this big science like probe did this, this blocks that.
Examples
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The development of the new vaccine is a result of big science, pooling resources from multiple nations.
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Can be better done with small science, and some others with big science.
Blog text (21) -
The most obvious conflict between little science and big science is money.
Blog text (21) -
NASA's actions show that it is more committed to big science than to good science, and America is paying a steep price for this preference.
Academic text (1992) -
I'm not saying that big science projects are never worthwhile, just that their scientific potential has little relation to their popularity in Washington.
Academic text (1992) -
The climate field has transitioned from small beginnings into big science, and the IPCC mechanisms should be changed accordingly.
Blog text (1) -
Collaborative projects in areas like climate research are excellent examples of big science in action.
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Funding for big science initiatives often comes from government grants and international partnerships.
Synonyms
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A careful study in science to find facts and new ideas
Antonyms
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The smallest level of study that looks at individuals or small groups, not whole systems
How Large
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'scientific research on a large scale' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'big' (large/major) with 'science' (systematic study). Although the term is somewhat specialized in academic contexts, the composition is predictable and cross-linguistically analogous, so a B1 learner who knows both words will understand its basic sense.
Etymology
Big science may come from the years after World War II, when research became very large with giant machines, many workers, and big government money. Because people saw science done with big machines and big teams, the phrase came to mean 'large projects' of research that need lots of money and people.