natural philosophy - а)
1Natural philosophy — Natural Nat u*ral (?; 135), a. [OE. naturel, F. naturel, fr. L. naturalis, fr. natura. See {Nature}.] 1. Fixed or determined by nature; pertaining to the constitution of a thing; belonging to native character; according to nature; essential;… …
2natural philosophy — n. former name for NATURAL SCIENCE; esp., PHYSICAL SCIENCE …
3Natural philosophy — For the current in the 19th century German idealism, see Naturphilosophie. A celestial map from the 17th century, by the Dutch cartographer Frederik De Wit. Natural philosophy or the philosophy of nature (from Latin philosophia naturalis), is a… …
4natural philosophy — noun the science of matter and energy and their interactions his favorite subject was physics • Syn: ↑physics • Derivationally related forms: ↑physical (for: ↑physics), ↑physicist ( …
5natural philosophy — natural philosopher. 1. See natural science. 2. See physical science. [1425 75; late ME] * * * …
6natural philosophy — natural phi losophy noun uncount an old word meaning natural science …
7natural philosophy — natural phi losophy n [U] old use science …
8natural philosophy — noun Date: 14th century natural science; especially physical science • natural philosopher noun …
9natural philosophy — noun archaic natural science, especially physical science. Derivatives natural philosopher noun …
10natural philosophy — /ˌnætʃərəl fəˈlɒsəfi/ (say .nachuhruhl fuh losuhfee) noun (formerly) the branch of physical science that dealt with the properties of natural objects, and included such subjects as physics, dynamics, and sometimes chemistry and botany …
