military science
- noun
- /ˈmɪlɪˌtɛri ˈsaɪəns/
- Specialized
:
ciencia militar
- NCOs and petty officers must learn a rigorous body of military science and art through education and experience and must adhere to formal values.
- study military science
Examples
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"The pure food of military science," Liddell Hart wrote in a somewhat intemperate article the following year, "can only be gained by study of and reflection on the lessons of military history and their application, in the light of new weapons and conditions, to future war."
Academic text (1990) -
The church was a leader in the movement to allow alternatives to full military service in the 1960s, but was unsuccessful in its struggle against compulsory military science studies in the schools.
Academic text (1999) -
This, says our man of war, is military science at its highest.
Fiction book (1991) -
Like, it's, it's a, it's a book, book about military science, specifically underwater research.
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Buell, you've got a great deal to learn about military science.
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You must remember, in military science, foreknowledge is lifesaving.
Fiction book (1991) -
And he was studying kind of British manuals of, you know, military science, like the Hamley, things like that, right?
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She focuses her analysis on the privatization of military training, noting that the United States military relies on private civilian contractors to provide training in military science for its incoming officers, to support professional military education programs within the military, and to help develop doctrine.
Academic text (2002) -
The study of military science provides future leaders with essential skills for conducting operations effectively.
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At the academy, students learn the principles of military science to prepare for real-world challenges in the field.
How Theoretical
- Specialized
- Specialized
1
6.0
- Specialized
3
5.8
16
3.4
- Specialized
1
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the study of warfare' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'military' (relating to soldiers/war) with 'science' (a field of study). This is a straightforward, compositional noun-noun combination common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Military science joins military, meaning 'soldiers' and war, and science, meaning careful study, so it began as the idea of studying how to plan, lead, and fight in wars. That's why today military science means the study of how warfare and military operations are done.