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rocket science

rocket science noun: the science or study of rockets and their design.

Noun

rocket science (uncountable)

  1. (literal) The science or study of rockets and their design.
  2. (excessive, idiomatic) Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
    • It's not rocket science. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.
    • It's not rocket science. You just need to screw this to that!

rocket science meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

rocket science in Tamil

கடினப்புரிதல்

rocket science in Indonesian

idiomatic: anything overly complex
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Synonyms of rocket science

Words formed from rocket science

Questions about rocket science

What does rocket science mean?
Rocket science means the science or study of rockets and their design.
What is rocket science in Tamil?
Rocket science in Tamil is கடினப்புரிதல். See Rocket science meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is rocket science?
Rocket science is a noun.

Words near rocket science in the dictionary

  1. rocket propellant 1
  2. rocket propelled grenade
  3. rocket propelled grenades
  4. rocket salad
  5. rocket salads
  6. rocket science
  7. rocket scientist
  8. rocket scientists
  9. rocket ship
  10. rocket ships
  11. rocket sled

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rocket science (page history and authors); rocket science (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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