científico

scientific

adjective noun syen-TEE-fee-koh Less Common

Also means

scientist

Usage Note

Científico works as both an adjective (investigación científica = 'scientific research') and a noun (un científico = 'a scientist'). The feminine forms are científica (adj/noun). Note the written accent on the i — without it the pronunciation shifts. In Spanish, 'science' is ciencia, so científico is its natural adjective, but English 'scientific' sometimes maps better to de ciencias in compound noun phrases.

Examples

"El equipo científico publicó sus resultados."

Natural Translation

The scientific team published its results.

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