Meanings
nounenvironmental science (countable and uncountable, plural environmental sciences)
plural environmental sciences
- countableuncountableThe integrated study of factors that influence the environment and environmental systems, especially the interaction of the physical, chemical, and biological components of the environment.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe branch of biology concerned with the relations between organisms and their environment
Broader
biologybiological science
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Translations
Chinese Mandarin 環境科學 /环境科学
- 環境科學 /环境科学 (huánjìng kēxué)integrated study of environment
Finnish ympäristötiede
- ympäristötiedeintegrated study of environment
French sciences environnementales
- sciences environnementalesintegrated study of environment
Indonesian ilmu lingkungan
- ilmu lingkunganintegrated study of environment
Japanese 環境科学
- 環境科学integrated study of environment
Malay sains sekitaran
- sains sekitaranintegrated study of environment
Polish nauka o środowisku
- nauka o środowiskuintegrated study of environment
Swedish miljövetenskap
- miljövetenskapintegrated study of environment
Turkish çevre bilimi
- çevre bilimiintegrated study of environment
Cite this entry
APA
environmental science. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20science
MLA
“environmental science.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20science. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “environmental science,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/environmental%20science.
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