big science

noun

variants often Big science
: large-scale scientific research consisting of projects funded usually by a national government or group of governments

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No wonder all the big science agencies have viewing facilities here. — Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Mar. 2023 Rather than choose a class, players start off as Understaffed Workers, the future dino snacks working at the big science theme park for minimum wage. — Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025 Big science haul Hunting for impact flashes was one of many science tasks for the astronauts during their historic April 6 flyby. — Leonard David, Space.com, 8 May 2026 Most of the other faces from the Enterprise bridge have made surprisingly few game appearances, but a couple of big science fiction games showed an interest in the cast from this series. — Anna Washenko, Ars Technica, 4 Dec. 2023 See All Example Sentences for big science

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First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

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