Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

natural philosophy

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.40 in modern English

Syllables
nat-u-ral phi-los-o-phy
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
17
Letters
6
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.

Uncountable

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What does natural philosophy mean?
The objective study of nature in the widest sense; science or the protoscience that led to it; (later especially) physics.

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