enow.com Web Search

Search results

  1. Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
  2. Scientific writing - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_writing

    Whether one is submitting a grant proposal, literature review articles, or submitting an article into a paper, the citation system that must be used will depend on the publication they plan to submit to. English-language scientific writing originated in the 14th century, with the language later becoming the dominant medium for the field. [3]

  3. Scientific literacy - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_literacy

    Scientific literacy may also be defined in language similar to the definitions of ocean literacy, [4] Earth science literacy [5] and climate literacy. [6] Thus a scientifically literate person can: Understand the science relevant to environmental and social issues. Communicate clearly about the science. Make informed decisions about these issues.

  4. Index of branches of science - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Index_of_branches_of_science

    Aerology – Synonym for atmospheric science; Aeronautics – Science involved with the study, design, and manufacturing of airflight-capable machines; Aerostatics – Study of gases that are not in motion; Agnoiology – Study of ignorance

  5. Science - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science

    The word science has been used in Middle English since the 14th century in the sense of "the state of knowing". The word was borrowed from the Anglo-Norman language as the suffix -cience, which was borrowed from the Latin word scientia, meaning "knowledge, awareness, understanding", a noun derivative of sciens meaning "knowing", itself the present active participle of sciƍ, "to know".

  6. Glossary of literary terms - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of_literary_terms

    Also apophthegm. A terse, pithy saying, akin to a proverb, maxim, or aphorism. aposiopesis A rhetorical device in which speech is broken off abruptly and the sentence is left unfinished. apostrophe A figure of speech in which a speaker breaks off from addressing the audience (e.g., in a play) and directs speech to a third party such as an opposing litigant or some other individual, sometimes ...

  7. Scientific literature - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_literature

    Scientific literature encompasses a vast body of academic papers that spans various disciplines within the natural and social sciences. It primarily consists of academic papers that present original empirical research and theoretical contributions.

  8. Scientific terminology - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scientific_terminology

    A good example is the word laser, an acronym for "Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation", and therefore all its letters should be capitalized. However, because of frequent use, this acronym became a neologism, i.e., it has integrated into English and most other languages. Consequently, laser is commonly written in small letters.

  9. Synonym - Wikipedia

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synonym

    Synonym list in cuneiform on a clay tablet, Neo-Assyrian period [1] A synonym is a word, morpheme, or phrase that means precisely or nearly the same as another word, morpheme, or phrase in a given language. [2] For example, in the English language, the words begin, start, commence, and initiate are all synonyms of one another: they are ...