popular science
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.79 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An interpretation of science intended for a general audience, rather than for other scientists or students.
Uncountable
noun
Of, or having to do with science, but aimed at ordinary people as opposed to scientists; intended for general consumption.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "The priests who were, as I have said, the early students and inquirers, had worked out this astronomical side, and in that way were able to fix dates and to frame for the benefit of the populace myths and legends, which were in a certain sense explanations of the order of Nature, and a kind of "popular science.""
- "It was published in a popular science magazine."
- "During the 19th century the need to make science more accessible to the public resulted in the emergence of a new type of written genre, the popular science article."