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Definition of Applied science
1. Noun. The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems. "He had trouble deciding which branch of engineering to study"
Examples of category: Flood Control, Sink, Source
Generic synonyms: Bailiwick, Discipline, Field, Field Of Study, Study, Subject, Subject Area, Subject Field
Specialized synonyms: Aeronautical Engineering, Bionics, Bioengineering, Biotechnology, Ergonomics, Chemical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Ee, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Computing, Architectural Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Industrial Management, Information Technology, It, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnology, Nuclear Engineering, Naval Engineering, Rocketry
Derivative terms: Technological, Technological, Technologist
Definition of Applied science
1. Noun. The discipline dealing with the art or science of applying scientific knowledge to practical problems. ¹
2. Noun. Science that can be used in real-life situations. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Applied Science
Literary usage of Applied science
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"THE GORDON McKAY ENDOWMENT FOR applied science IN the Harvard Alumni Bulletin
the situation in regard to the McKay bequest is reviewed. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1920)
"The section of applied science is now being largely extended as a separate
laboratory of applied science under the immediate direction of Mr. M. ..."
3. The Outline of Science: A Plain Story Simply Told by John Arthur Thomson (1922)
"... applied science II. WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONY REMARKABLE progress has
been made in recent years in wireless telegraphy and wireless telephony—a ..."
4. Technology Review by Massachusetts Institute of Technology Association of Class Secretaries, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Alumni Association (1899)
"AGE OF SCHOOLS OF applied science The following is a list of schools of applied
science at the present time with the dates of their foundation. ..."
5. Principles of Political Economy by Simon Newcomb (1885)
"Pure and applied science. The preceding method leads to a distinction between pure
... And timere is an applied science of steam-engineering _Jn which time ..."
6. Yearbook of the National Society for the Study of Education (1912)
"In arriving at an answer to the question as to whether agriculture should be
taught as agriculture or as applied science two assumptions are imposed: first, ..."
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