14998. Terminology

Terminology :
astrology : the ancient art of predicting the course of human destinies with the help of indications deduced from the position and movement of the heavenly bodies.

14999. Terminology

Terminology :
astronautics : the science of space travel.

15000. Terminology

Terminology :
astronomy : - the study of the heavenly bodies.

15001. Terminology

Terminology :
astrophysics : the branch of astronomy concerned with the physical nature of heavenly bodies.

15002. Terminology

Terminology :
bacteriology : the study of bacteria.

15003. Terminology

Terminology :
biochemistry : the study of chemical processes of living things.

15004. Terminology

Terminology :
biology : the study of living things.

15005. Terminology

Terminology :
biometry : the application of mathematics to the study of living things.

15006. Terminology

Terminology :
bionics : the study of functions, characteristics and phenomena observed in the living world and the application of this knowledge to the world of machines.

15007. Terminology

Terminology :
bionomics : the study of the relation of an organism to its environments.

15008. Terminology

Terminology :
bionomy : the science of the laws of life.

15009. Terminology

Terminology :
biophysics : the physics of vital processes (living things).

15010. Terminology

Terminology :
botany : the study of plants.

15011. Terminology

Terminology :
calisthenics : the systematic exercises for attaining strength and gracefulness.

15012. Terminology

Terminology :
cartography : science of map making.

15013. Terminology

Terminology :
ceramics : the art and technology of making objects from clay, etc. (pottery).

15014. Terminology

Terminology :
chemistry : the study of elementary and their laws of combination and behaviour.

15015. Terminology

Terminology :
chemotherapy : the treatment of disease by using chemical substances.

15016. Terminology

Terminology :
chronobiology : the study of the duration of life.

15017. Terminology

Terminology :
chronology : the science of arranging time in periods and ascertaining the dates and historical order of past events.

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