applied science
1
3.8
- noun
- /əˈplaɪd ˈsaɪəns/
- Specialized
:
ciencia aplicada
- Students in the applied science program learn how to use scientific principles in real-world situations.
- basic and applied science
- applied science, medicine
- applied science department
Doctor Peter Otia is a physician who focuses on the applied science of longevity.
- Doctor Peter Otia is a physician who focuses on the applied science of longevity.
- Where are the Gray areas, the unknowns in human genome editing as an area of research and applied science?
- I'm the Dean of the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at Harvard, and we call that SEES.
Examples
-
Ecological engineering combines basic and applied science for the restoration, design, construction, and sustainable use of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
Academic text (2009) -
The research in applied science often leads to innovations in technology and medicine.
-
And the engineering schools had begun to train their students in industrial management as well as in applied science.
Academic text (1994) -
Some institutions offered related associate of arts degrees in science, applied science, general studies, and business.
Academic text (2013) -
However, in applied sciences, like medicine, accumulated experience is sometimes the only information available.
Academic text (2006) -
Medicine is an applied science, one whose practitioners (physicians) deliver the benefits of science directly to the public.
Academic text (1995) -
As teaching assistants, many teach courses to undergraduate students, primarily in the applied sciences, such as engineering.
Academic text (2006) -
Engineers use applied science to design safer buildings and bridges.
How Practical
∞
3.0
- Specialized
770
3.7
- Specialized
1
3.8
300
3.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the use of scientific knowledge for practical purposes' is directly derivable from combining 'applied' (relating to practical uses) with 'science' (systematic study of natural phenomena). This is a regular adjective+noun composition found across languages and follows predictable semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily understand it.
Etymology
Applied science comes from the idea of science being applied — like putting lab knowledge to work to fix a machine or solve a real problem. So, it means 'using science' for practical work such as engineering and technology.