Meanings
nounscientophile (plural scientophiles)
plural scientophiles
- rareA person who likes science but is not necessarily a scientist.
Worse, they had no feeling for it, and they displayed this tone-deafness repeatedly in the full view of ASF's supposed audience of dedicated scientophiles as gathered up by a narrowly technocratic editor.
2012, Algis Budrys, Benchmarks Continued 1975-1982, page 189
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Translations
Greek επιστημόφιλος, επιστημόφιλη
- επιστημόφιλος (epistimófilos)person
- επιστημόφιλη (epistimófili)person
- επιστημόφιλο (epistimófilo)person
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APA
scientophile. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientophile
MLA
“scientophile.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientophile. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “scientophile,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/scientophile.
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