Meanings
nouncognitive science (plural cognitive sciences)
plural cognitive sciences
- The multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.
Synonyms: cognitology
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior.
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Origin
Coined by British chemist and cognitive scientist H. Christopher Longuet-Higgins in his commentary on the Lighthill report (1973).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan ciència cognitiva
- ciència cognitivamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Chinese Mandarin 認知科學 /认知科学
- 認知科學 /认知科学 (rènzhī kēxué)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Czech kognitivní věda
- kognitivní vědamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Danish kognitionsvidenskab
- kognitionsvidenskabmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Dutch cognitiewetenschap
- cognitiewetenschapmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Estonian tunnetusteadus
- tunnetusteadusmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Finnish kognitiotiede
- kognitiotiedemultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
French sciences cognitives
- sciences cognitivesmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
German Kognitionswissenschaft
- Kognitionswissenschaftmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Hungarian kognitív tudomány, megismeréstudomány
- kognitív tudománymultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
- megismeréstudománymultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
- kognitológiamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Korean 인지과학
- 인지과학 (injigwahak)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Polish kognitywistyka
- kognitywistykamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Portuguese ciência cognitiva
- ciência cognitivamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Punjabi ਬੋਧ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
- ਬੋਧ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ (bodh vigiāna)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Russian когнити́вная нау́ка, когнитиви́стика
- когнити́вная нау́ка (kognitívnaja naúka)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
- когнитиви́стика (kognitivístika)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Spanish ciencia cognitiva
- ciencia cognitivamultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Swedish kognitionsvetenskap
- kognitionsvetenskapmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Turkish bilişsel bilim
- bilişsel bilimmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Ukrainian когніти́вна нау́ка, когнітиві́стика
- когніти́вна нау́ка (kohnitývna naúka)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
- когнітиві́стика (kohnityvístyka)multidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Welsh gwyddoniaeth wybyddol
- gwyddoniaeth wybyddolmultidisciplinary study of mind and behavior
Cite this entry
APA
cognitive science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitive%20science
MLA
“cognitive science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitive%20science. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cognitive science,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cognitive%20science.
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