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scientific frontier

scientific frontier noun: a geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.

Noun

scientific frontier (plural scientific frontiers)

  1. A geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.

Forms of scientific frontier

pluralscientific frontiers

Origin of scientific frontier

The term was used by Lord Beaconsfield in 1878 in speaking of the rectification of the boundaries between India and Afghanistan.

Questions about scientific frontier

What does scientific frontier mean?
Scientific frontier means a geographical frontier capable of being occupied and defended in a strategic manner, rather than haphazardly.
What part of speech is scientific frontier?
Scientific frontier is a noun.
What is the plural of scientific frontier?
The plural of scientific frontier is scientific frontiers.

Words near scientific frontier in the dictionary

  1. scientific classification
  2. scientific classifications
  3. scientific communism
  4. scientific computing
  5. scientific creationism
  6. scientific frontier
  7. scientific frontiers
  8. scientific materialism
  9. scientific materialisms
  10. scientific medicine
  11. scientific method

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