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biological science

biological science

2 3.5
The study of living things, like animals, plants, and cells, and how they work
  • noun
  • /ˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl saɪəns/
  • Specialized
translation icon : ciencia biológica
  • Since the 1960s, women have vastly increased their numbers in the professions and the biological sciences.
  • physical and biological science
  • biological science degree
  • biological science majors

Basically if you're trying to understand biological science, you basically want to do perturbations that then drive the models.

Examples

  • And he was once asked, he was once asked whether medicine was a biological science or a social science.

  • Yet, because of the potential of two key recent developments in modern biological science, it seems possible.

    Academic text (2001)

  • But how many know that the contributions of biological science were of comparable importance?

    Academic text (1997)

  • The gender gap in the biological sciences is also closing.

    Academic text (1998)

  • Why is the world's health not better than this, despite the triumphs of biological science in the past century?

    Academic text (2002)

  • Opportunities for those with a bachelor's or master's degree in the biological sciences are expected to improve.

    Academic text (2005)

  • Each year, AIBS presents awards to eminent individuals or groups for outstanding contributions to the biological sciences.

    Academic text (2007)

  • The study of biological science has led to many breakthroughs in medicine and genetics.

  • Many students have a strong interest in biological science due to its relevance to health and the environment.

  • Researchers in biological science study everything from tiny bacteria to large mammals.

Synonyms

biology
vsbiological science
251 2.5

The science that studies living things and how they live

is the wider area that includes many such disciplines and studies
life science
vsbiological science
7 3.4

The study of living things and how they live

is a single branch focused on studying those organisms and processes
bioscience
vsbiological science
  • Specialized
3 5.0

Areas of science that study living things like cells, animals and plants

is the broader field concerned with all life processes rather than specific branches

How Specialized

molecular biology
  • Specialized
9 3.9
neurobiology
  • Specialized
4 6.2
biological science
  • Specialized
2 3.5
science
∞ 1.3

Surface Forms

biological science singular
biological sciences plural

Morphology

biological + science

The meaning 'branch of science concerned with the study of living organisms' is directly and transparently derived from 'biological' (pertaining to living organisms) + 'science' (a field of study). This noun-noun composition follows regular English compounding and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Biological science comes from the words biological (about living things) and science (the study of something). So biological science literally means the 'study of living things', which is why we use it for subjects and research about life.