Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

technoscience

/ˈtɛknoʊˌsaɪ.əns/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: techno-science
IPA: /ˈtɛknoʊˌsaɪ.əns/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The long-standing global human activity of technology combined with the scientific method that occurred primarily in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.

Uncountable

noun

The study of the technological and social context of science.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Briefly put, strategies of globalization undertaken by the state, capital and technoscience all attempt to negotiate the production of locality in a non place- based way that induces increasingly delocalizing effects."
"Technoscience, when well directed, can produce important means of improving the quality of human life, from useful domestic appliances to great transportation systems, bridges, buildings and public spaces."

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English technoscience From techno- + science.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtɛknoʊˌsaɪ.əns/

Usage

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Questions

How do you pronounce technoscience?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtɛknoʊˌsaɪ.əns/.
What does technoscience mean?: The long-standing global human activity of technology combined with the scientific method that occurred primarily in Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries.
Where does technoscience come from?: Etymology tree Ancient Greek τεχνο- (tekhno-)der. English techno- Proto-Indo-European *sek-? Proto-Indo-European *-éyti Proto-Indo-European *skey-der. Latin sciō Latin sciēns Latin -ia Latin scientialbor. Old French sciencebor. Middle English science English science English technoscience From techno- + science.

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