We know that Science is a field of study concerned with discovering and describing the world around us. It is based on observations and experiments.
Zoology, Biology, Geology, chemistry, Radiology and physics are some branches of science.
Today we are going to learn some cool science vocabulary words like brain, gravity, gas, atom, cell etc. and see their meanings to help you understand their significance.
Science Vocabulary Words with Meanings
Following is a list of examples of words related to science along with their meanings:
| Words | Meanings |
| Opaque | Difficult to see |
| Gravity | The force that attracts mass |
| Prey | kill and hunt for food |
| Bacteria | Unicellular microorganism |
| Brain | A coordinating organ of human body |
| Nectar | Juicy fluid within flowers |
| Deciduous | A tree or shrub name |
| Shadow | A dark area |
| Magnetic | Having magnetic properties |
| Electricity | Flow of electron |
| Mixture | A combination of different things |
| Gas | State of matter that can expand freely |
| Dissolve | Solid form in any liquid |
| Energy | Power |
| Fossil | The remains of plant or animal |
| Geology | Study of earth |
| Atom | The smallest particle |
| Biology | The study of living beings |
| Cell | Structural and Functional unit of life |
| Chemistry | The study of matter in terms of composition, properties and reaction. |
| Botany | The study of plants |
| Element | Species of atom |
| Fact | Any true information |
| Hypothesis | A proposed explanation |
| Laws | The system of specific rules |
| Mass | Matter in a body |
| Matter | Any physical substance |
| Measure | Computation of size, amount by apply any instrument |
| Mineral | Naturally existing Inorganic substance |
| Observe | A state of knowing facts by full attention and focus |
| Organism | An individual/living being |
| Particle | A minute entity of matter |
| Phase | Any entity of same composition |
| Physics | The study of matter and energy |
| Pipette | A laboratory toll used in lab |
| Quantum | Quantity of energy |
| Mechanics | The study of motion and force by apply mathematics |
| Radiology | The study of radiations for the disease treatment |
| Scale | Bony plates in the fish skin |
| Scientist | A person that has scientific knowledge and apply it on large scale. |
| Temperature | The degree of heat measurement |
| Test tube | A thin tube made up of glass |
| Zoology | Animal study on a broader level |
| Variable | Liable to change with conditions |
| Weigh | Expression of heaviness |
| Weather | State of atmosphere |
| Volume | The amount of space occupies by any object |
| Pressure | Force per unit area |
| Watch glass | A glass disc |
| Virology | Study of viruses |
| Data | Statistics and facts |
| Investigation | An action of finding facts |
| Inference | A conclusion |
| Prediction | A forecast |
| Directions | A route or course |
| Compare | Estimation of things |
| Increase | Greater in amount or size |
| Decrease | Smaller or fewer in amount or size |
| Microscope | An optical instrument |
| Results | Findings after an investigation |
| Magnify | Making objects larger in appearance by optical devices |
| Beaker | A glass ware for measuring the volume |
| Graph | A representation of data |
| Expand | Making larger |
| Analyze | Detail examination |
| Classify | Categorization on a common base |
| Material | The raw stuff for manufacturing of anything from |
| Practical | Learning by doing |
| Light | A form of energy |
| Dark | Absence of light |
| Proton | A constituent of an atom |
| Neutron | Sub-particle of an atom |
| Pitch | The intensity of sound |
| Barometer | Pressure measuring instrument |
| Humidity | A quantity expressing water vapor’s amount |
| Reflection | The turning of light/energy from any surface |
| Hygrometer | Humidity measuring instrument |
| Surface | Any outer part of an object/something |
| Accelerate | Degree of Quickness |
| Friction | Resistance due to movement |
| Kinetic | Movement |
| Equipment | Apparatus for a particular purpose |
| Circuit | A path that electricity follows during its flowing |
| Bulb | Light producing instrument |
| Motor | Any machine that works |
| Solubility | Ability of a substance to get dissolve |
| Reaction | Any chemical process that cause changes |
| Fission | The process of separation |
| Fusion | The process of joining things |
| Burning | The process of combustion |
| Rusting | A chemical process that spoil iron |
| Separate | Division by physical methods |
| Hardness | The state of being hard |
| Properties | Attribute that specify something |
| Melting | The process of liquefication by heating |
| Boiling | Process occurs when matter reaches near its boiling point |
| Brittle | Hard in nature but break without showing elasticity |
| Conductor | Material that pass electricity |
| Insulator | Heat/electricity resistance substance |
| Transparent | Clear |
| Note: Do you some common words related to science fiction? Here are some hard science fiction vocabulary words: Atmosphere, Black body radiation, Comet, Dark Matter, Nebula, Plasma, Pulsar, Quark, Radiation, Solar Flare, Super Conductivity, Titan, Universe, Velocity |
Let’s have a look at some collection of hard science terms and phrases in alphabetical order a to z.
- A Words: Acceleration, Alpha rays, Argon, Asteroids
- B Words: Beta rays, Bivalent, Bivalent, Bandwidth, Black Hole, Bluetooth
- C Words: Catalyst, Carbohydrates, Celsius, Circuit, Comet
- D Words: Decible, Deoxyribonucleic Acid (DNA), Diffraction, Diode, Distance, Dust
- E Words: Electron, Elasticity, Electromagnetic Waves, Ethernet, Extinction
- F Words: Fahrenheit, Filament, Freeze, Frequency, Friction
- G Words: Gigabytes, Gravity
- H Words: HTML, Hypertext, Hypothesis
- I Words: Impact, Induction, Inertia, Insulator, Internet
- J Words: Joule
- K Words: Kelvin, Keratins, Kinetic Energy
- L Words: Light, Luminosity, Lightning
- M Words: Magnetism, Media, Magnetic Field, Mathematics, Milky Way, Momentum
- N Words: Nanosecond, Network, Nerve, Nocturnal, Nuclease
- O Words: Ovulation, Optical Light, Occulation
- P Words: Particle, Period, Phobia, Planet, Potential Energy, Power (P)
- Q Words: Quantitative, Qualitative, Quantum Theory
- R Words: Radiation, Radioactivity, Refraction, Relativity, Revolution, Rotation
- S Words: Satellite, Scalar, Solar System, Static Electricity, Speed
- T Words: Time, Torque, Tumor, Turbine
- U Words: Ultraviolet Light, Universe, Uncertainty, UPS, Uterus
- V Words: Vacuum, Vector, Velocity, Virus
- W Words: Watt, Wavelength, Weight, Work
- X Words: X- chromosome, X- Ray, X- band
- Y Words: Yolk, Yellow fever
- Z Words: Zoology, Z-DNA
We hope that this list will give you some insight on different basic scientific terms and how they are related.
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