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Words of science: variegated

05 Wednesday Feb 2014

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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color, etymology, language, pattern, science, vocabulary, words, Words of Science

Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s word is variegated. [Previous words of science were petrichor, alluvium, nychthemeron, crepuscular, interstitial, and science.]
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Words of science: science

10 Monday Jun 2013

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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etymology, humanities, knowledge, language, science, vocabulary, words, Words of Science

Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s word is a bit different from the earlier words; this time I’d like to talk about the word science itself. [Previous words of science were petrichor, alluvium, nychthemeron, crepuscular, and interstitial.]
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Words of science: interstitial

02 Saturday Mar 2013

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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etymology, language, Popular science, science, vocabulary, words, Words of Science

Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s word is interstitial. [Previous words of science were petrichor, alluvium, nychthemeron, and crepuscular.]
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Words of science: crepuscular

06 Tuesday Nov 2012

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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crepuscular, dawn, dusk, etymology, nature, Popular science, science, twilight, Words of Science

Spider at twilight. (Photo credit: Hannele Luhtasela-El Showk)Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s word is crepuscular.  [Previous words of science were petrichor, alluvium, and nychthemeron]
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Words of science: nychthemeron

30 Sunday Sep 2012

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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day night, etymology, nychthemeron, Popular science, science, Words of Science

Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s uncommon but useful word is nychthemeron. [Previous words: petrichor, alluvium]
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Words of science: alluvium

19 Sunday Aug 2012

Posted by sedeer in Language, Words of Science

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Alluvial fan, Alluvium, deposit, environment, etymology, flood, nature, Popular science, science, Words of Science

Like many other fields, science has its own style of communication full of specific jargon and guided by unwritten rules.  Most of the posts on this blog focus on breaching this barrier to the public’s understanding and appreciation of science.  In this series, I’d like to take another approach by highlighting scientific words which have escaped (or should escape!) the confines of jargon to reach a broader appeal because of their sound or their evocative power as metaphors.  Today’s word is alluvium.  [Previous words: petrichor]
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