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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Scientiae Doctor (Doctor of Science)

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun An abbreviation of the Latin Scientiæ Doctor, Doctor of Science.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun an honorary degree in science

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Examples

  • She received her Doctor of Science (ScD) from the University of Massachusetts in 2001 and has received many awards for her work in occupational health sciences.

    Contributor: Cora Roelofs 2010

  • In a study of violent content in E-rated games,20 researchers Kimberly Thompson, ScD, and Kevin Haninger, PhD, chose not to count routine aggressive behavior in sports games—such as tackling in football or checking in hockey—as violent, because there is no real intent to harm.

    Grand Theft Childhood Lawrence Kutner 2008

  • In a study of violent content in E-rated games,20 researchers Kimberly Thompson, ScD, and Kevin Haninger, PhD, chose not to count routine aggressive behavior in sports games—such as tackling in football or checking in hockey—as violent, because there is no real intent to harm.

    Grand Theft Childhood Lawrence Kutner 2008

  • He later returned to MIT on military assignment, finishing a doctor of science ScD degree in1928.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • He later returned to MIT on military assignment, finishing a doctor of science ScD degree in1928.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • He later returned to MIT on military assignment, finishing a doctor of science ScD degree in1928.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • He later returned to MIT on military assignment, finishing a doctor of science ScD degree in1928.

    First Man James R. Hansen 2005

  • Some further honors after the Nobel Prize of which I am particularly conscious were the National Medal of Science; an ScD from my father's, mother's, sister's and wife's Alma Mater, the

    Philip W. Anderson - Autobiography 1992

  • Honorary ScD. s from the Universities of Leicester (1976), Exeter (1977), Manchester (1989) and Santa Maria, Brazil (1989)

    Antony Hewish - Autobiography 1975

  • The company was founded in 2005 on the basis of proprietary technology co-invented by Robert Langer, ScD.

    unknown title 2011

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