The objective of the Natural Sciences program is to give the student a balanced education, integrating a basic scientific training (biology, chemistry, mathematics and physics) and a rigorous general education in order to prepare him to continue his university studies. The following glossary will therefore be used to describe different words based in the field of science. It will allow understanding more the definition of these words in order to understand more about the subject.
Astrology
Noun
The study of the movements and relative positions of celestial bodies interpreted as having an influence on human affairs and the natural world.
en: Astrologie
Biology
Noun
The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.
en: Biologie
Chemistry
Noun
Chemistry, the science that deals with the properties, composition, and structure of substances (defined as elements and compounds), the transformations they undergo, and the energy that is released or absorbed during these processes.
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en: Chimie
Evolution
Noun
Evolution is the process by which the physical characteristics of types of creatures change over time, new types of creatures develop, and others disappear.
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en: Évolution
Experience
Noun
Practical contact with and observation of facts or events.
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en: Expérience
Galaxy
Noun
A system of millions or billions of stars, together with gas and dust, held together by gravitational attraction.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Galaxy
en: Galaxie
Graphic
Noun
relating to visual art, especially involving drawing, engraving, or lettering.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Graphic
en: Graphique
Gravity
Noun
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Gravity
en: Gravité
Laboratory
Noun
A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching, or for the manufacture of drugs or chemicals.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Laboratory
en: Laboratoire
Mass
Noun
Mass is a measure of the amount of matter in an object.
https://www.chemicool.com/definition/mass.html
en: Masse
Mathematics
Noun
the abstract science of number, quantity, and space. Mathematics may be studied in its own right ( pure mathematics ), or as it is applied to other disciplines such as physics and engineering ( applied mathematics ).
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Mathematics
en: Mathématique
Medicine
Noun
The science or practice of the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease (in technical use often taken to exclude surgery).
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Medicine
en: Médecine
Microscope
Noun
An optical instrument used for viewing very small objects, such as mineral samples or animal or plant cells, typically magnified several hundred times.
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en: Microscope
Molecules
Noun
A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
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en: Molécules
Physics
Noun
The branch of science concerned with the nature and properties of matter and energy. The subject matter of physics, distinguished from that of chemistry and biology, includes mechanics, heat, light and other radiation, sound, electricity, magnetism, and the structure of atoms.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Physics
en: Physique
Scientist
Noun
A person who is studying or has expert knowledge of one or more of the natural or physical sciences.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Scientist
en: Scientifique
Smock
Noun
A loose dress or blouse, with the upper part closely gathered in smocking.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Smock
en: Sarrau
Synthesis
Noun
The combination of ideas to form a theory or system.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Synthesis
en: Synthèse
Telescope
Noun
An optical instrument designed to make distant objects appear nearer, containing an arrangement of lenses, or of curved mirrors and lenses, by which rays of light are collected and focused and the resulting image magnified.
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en: Téléscope
Theory
Noun
A supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
https://www.google.com/search?q=define+Theory
