Category: SciencePart of speech: nounDifficulty: CommonRecommended for ★ UPSC

nauka

/nauka/Roman

English meaning: Science

Polish Definition

(Polski)

Systematyczne badanie świata przyrodniczego i społecznego w oparciu o dowody.

English Definition

The systematic study of the natural world. Poland has produced extraordinary scientists — Marie Curie (born Maria Skłodowska in Warsaw, 1867) was the only person to win two Nobel Prizes in different sciences (Physics 1903, Chemistry 1911). Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543) revolutionized astronomy by proposing the heliocentric model of the solar system.

Example

Maria Skłodowska-Curie, polska uczona, jako jedyna zdobyła Nobla w dwóch naukach.

In English: Maria Skłodowska-Curie, a Polish scientist, is the only person to win Nobel Prizes in two sciences.

Synonyms

  • wiedza
  • badania

Literary Heritage

Tyle wiemy o sobie, ile nas sprawdzono.

We know about ourselves only as much as we have been tested.

Wisława Szymborska · Poet · 20th century

Wielka liczba

Wielka liczba (A Large Number), poem 'Eksperyment' (Experiment), 1976

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