natural philosophy
natural philosophy noun: the objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
Noun
natural philosophy (uncountable)
- The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
- Those who have treated of natural philoſophy, may be nearly reduced to three claſſes.1729, Roger Cotes, “The Preface of Mr. Roger Cotes, to the Second Edition of this Work, so far as It Relates to the Inventions and Discoveries herein Contained”, in Isaac Newton, translated by Andrew...
- Next to Mathematics, the study of natural philosophy tends to have anti-aphrodisiac effects.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 163
natural philosophy meaning in Urdu and Kannada
natural philosophy in Urdu
- علم طبیعی, قدرتی فلسفہ
natural philosophy in Kannada
- ಭೌತ ವಿಜ್ಞಾನ
Questions about natural philosophy
- What does natural philosophy mean?
- Natural philosophy means the objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.
- What is natural philosophy in Urdu?
- Natural philosophy in Urdu is علم طبیعی, قدرتی فلسفہ. See Natural philosophy meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is natural philosophy?
- Natural philosophy is a noun.
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