natural history

natural history

English

Noun

natural history (countable and uncountable, plural natural histories)

1. The study of all living things, especially their origins, evolution and interrelationships.
2. The study of all natural phenomena: botany, zoology, mineralogy, etc.
3. A treatise or similar work that summarizes the known facts of either of the above.
4. (medicine) The progression of a medical condition in an individual.

Translations

study of the origins and evolution of all living things

Chinese: Mandarin: 博物學／博物学 (zh) (bówùxué) Danish: naturhistorie c Faroese: náttúrusøga f Finnish: luonnonhistoria (fi) French: histoire naturelle (fr) f Icelandic: náttúrusaga f Kazakh: жаратылыстану (jaratylystanu) Macedonian: природона́ука f (prirodonáuka), природознание n (prirodoznanie) Norwegian: Bokmål: naturhistorie m or f Nynorsk: naturhistorie f Persian: تاریخِ طبیعی‎ (târix-e tabi'i) Portuguese: história natural f Russian: природове́дение (ru) n (prirodovédenije) Swedish: naturhistoria c Ukrainian: природни́ча істо́рія f (pryrodnýča istórija), природозна́вство n (pryrodoznávstvo)

study of all natural phenomena

Chinese: Mandarin: 動植物研究／动植物研究 (dòngzhíwù yánjiū) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: luonnontiede (fi) French: histoire naturelle (fr) f Hungarian: (dated term) természetrajz, (a primary school subject) környezetismeret Macedonian: природона́ука f (prirodonáuka), природознание n (prirodoznanie) Norwegian: Bokmål: naturhistorie m or f Nynorsk: naturhistorie f Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: природове́дение (ru) n (prirodovédenije) Swedish: naturhistoria c Ukrainian: природни́ча істо́рія f (pryrodnýča istórija), природозна́вство n (pryrodoznávstvo)

treatise

Chinese: Mandarin: 博物學論著／博物学论著 (bówùxué lùnzhù), 動植物研究論著／动植物研究论著 (dòngzhíwù yánjiū lùnzhù) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: luonnonhistoria (fi) French: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can

progression of a medical condition

Chinese: Mandarin: 自然發展過程／自然发展过程 (zìrán fāzhǎn guòchéng) Danish: please add this translation if you can Finnish: luonnollinen kulku French: please add this translation if you can Portuguese: please add this translation if you can Russian: please add this translation if you can

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Macedonian: (please verify) природознание n (prirodoznanie)

See also

• naturalist
• science