Welcome to The Scientific Glossary! I've decided to make this glossary to help my readers understand every word of my blog because I know that some of them may be hard to get. Since I've been in Natural Sciences for almost two years, I thought that I could help people by sharing my knowledge in this field. My glossary is pretty easy to use so that everyone can find what they've been looking for. You will see that the 21 words are in alphabetical order and that there is a French translation to help my French readers understand! With this information, you will now be fully equipped to understand my blog and follow me in my journey!
algebra
noun
The part of mathematics in which letters and other general symbols are used to represent numbers and quantities in formulae and equations.
Example: Algebra is a field of mathematics.
en: algèbre
anatomy
noun
The branch of science concerned with the bodily structure of humans, animals, and other living organisms, especially as revealed by dissection and the separation of parts.
Example: I like to learn about the human anatomy.
en: anatomie
bacteria
noun
A member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms which have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
Example: There's many bacteria in the human body.
en: bactérie
biology
noun
The study of living organisms, divided into many specialized fields that cover their morphology, physiology, anatomy, behavior, origin, and distribution.
Example: Peter is really good at biology.
en: biologie
blood
noun
The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
Example: There's a lot of blood on the crime scene.
en: sang
chemistry
noun
The branch of science that deals with the identification of the substances of which matter is composed; the investigation of their properties and the ways in which they interact, combine, and change; and the use of these processes to form new substances.
Example: You can create so many things with chemistry!
en: chimie
derivative
noun
In mathematics, the derivative of a function of a real variable measures the sensitivity to change of the function value (output value) with respect to a change in its argument (input value). Derivatives are a fundamental tool of calculus. For example, the derivative of the position of a moving object with respect to time is the object's velocity: this measures how quickly the position of the object changes when time advances.
Example: Today, in school, we've practice derivative.
en: dérivée
ecosystem
noun
A biological community of interacting organisms and their physical environment.
Example: There is over a thousand different species in this ecosystem.
en: écosystème
equation
noun
A statement that the values of two mathematical expressions are equal (indicated by the sign =).
Example: An equation shows an equality.
en: équation
evolution
noun
The process by which different kinds of living organisms are thought to have developed and diversified from earlier forms during the history of the earth.
Example: Cows are a result of the evolution.
en: évolution
gravity
noun
The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.
Example: Gravity attracts everything to the ground.
en: gravité
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 ).
Example: I have a lot of trouble with my mathematics' homework.
en: mathémathique
molecule
noun
A group of atoms bonded together, representing the smallest fundamental unit of a chemical compound that can take part in a chemical reaction.
Example: A molecule is a grouping of atoms.
en: molécule
muscle
noun
A band or bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that has the ability to contract, producing movement in or maintaining the position of parts of the body.
Example: There is more than 600 muscles in the human body.
en: muscle
nerve
noun
(in the body) a whitish fiber or bundle of fibers that transmits impulses of sensation to the brain or spinal cord, and impulses from these to the muscles and organs.
Example: The human body has so many nerves!
en: nerf
organ
noun
A part of an organism that is typically self-contained and has a specific vital function, such as the heart or liver in humans.
Example: The heart is an organ.
en: organe
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.
Example: Doing physics is just like doing mathematics.
en: physique
physiotherapist
noun
A person qualified to treat disease, injury, or deformity by physical methods such as massage, heat treatment, and exercise; a physical therapist.
Example: I have to go see a physiotherapist.
en: physiothérapeute
reproduction
noun
Reproduction (or procreation or breeding) is the biological process by which new individual organisms – "offspring" – are produced from their "parents". Reproduction is a fundamental feature of all known life; each individual organism exists as the result of reproduction. There are two forms of reproduction: asexual and sexual.
Example: Almost every species can do reproduction.
en: reproduction
species
noun
A group of living organisms consisting of similar individuals capable of exchanging genes or interbreeding. The species is the principal natural taxonomic unit, ranking below a genus and denoted by a Latin binomial, e.g. Homo sapiens.
Example: There are a lot of different species on Earth.
en: espèce
virus
noun
An infective agent that typically consists of a nucleic acid molecule in a protein coat, is too small to be seen by light microscopy, and is able to multiply only within the living cells of a host.