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science center

science center noun: an organization, location, or virtual location where science is done or exhibited, either professionally or educationally.

Noun

science center (plural science centers)

  1. An organization, location, or virtual location where science is done or exhibited, either professionally or educationally.
    • Founded in 1967 as a private, nonprofit science center, Talcott attracts thousands of students from the region to its daylong and weekend sessions to supplement their regular science curriculum1991 December, G. Keizer with D. M. Kennedy, “Class acts”, in Omni, volume 14, number 3, page 42
    • Intel's hands-on science centers were so successful with students that the New Mexico State Department of Education adopted them as a model for schools.2000 July/August, Edward E Gordon, “Help wanted: Creating tomorrow's work force”, in Futurist, volume 34, number 4, page 48

Examples of science center in a sentence

  • Visit the sports science center at www.gssiweb.com for practical training information2001 September, “Skills: Which wheel should you draft?”, in Bicycling, volume 42, number 9, page 24:
  • Louis, now primarily a marketplace, and in Kansas City, where a science center is the main tenant.2001 April 18, Ross Atkin, “Back on track”, in Christian Science Monitor:

Forms of science center

pluralscience centers
alternative formscience centre

Questions about science center

What does science center mean?
Science center means an organization, location, or virtual location where science is done or exhibited, either professionally or educationally.
How do you use science center in a sentence?
Visit the sports science center at www.gssiweb.com for practical training information
What part of speech is science center?
Science center is a noun.
What is the plural of science center?
The plural of science center is science centers.

Words near science center in the dictionary

  1. science
  2. science babies
  3. science baby
  4. science by press conference
  5. science by press release
  6. science center
  7. science centers
  8. science centre
  9. science centres
  10. science experiment
  11. science experiments

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