Biology
Pronunciation
- IPA: /baɪˈɒlədʒi/
Origin
- + logy + -; a classical compound (modern coinage), with components derived from Ancient Greek βίος (bÃos, "bio-, life") + -λογία (-logÃa, "-logy, branch of study, to speak"). The term (rather, analogous terms) arose in various European languages c. 1800, but the term *βίολογία did not exist in Ancient Greek.
Full definition of biology
Noun
biology
(countable and uncountable; plural biologys)- The study of all life or living matter.
- 2012-01, Robert M. Pringle, How to Be Manipulative, As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
- The living organisms of a particular region.
- 1893, Prizes for original work with the microscope, The object of these prizes is to stimulate and encourage original investigation by the aid of the microscope in the biology of North America, and, while the competition is open to all, it is especially commended to advanced students in biology in such of our universities and colleges as furnish opportunity for suitable work.
- The structure, function, and behavior of an organism or type of organism.the biology of the whale