Polish vocabulary: science and technology
Experiment, energy, machine, research: the words of science and technology in Polish.
Here are 100 Polish words on “Science and technology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.
Level 1: easy 40 words
| Polish | English |
|---|---|
| kwas | acid |
| analiza | analysis |
| czarna dziura | black hole |
| obliczenie | calculation |
| komórka | cell |
| obwód elektryczny | circuit |
| przewodnik | conducting material |
| prąd | current |
| różnica | difference |
| odkrycie | discovery |
| pierwiastek | element |
| potęga | exponent |
| siła | force |
| gaz | gas |
| hipoteza | hypothesis |
| przyrząd | instrument |
| laboratorium | laboratory |
| światło | light |
| maszyna | machine |
| masa | mass |
| średnia | mean |
| pomiar | measurement |
| metal | metal |
| liczba | number |
| organizm | organism |
| postęp | progress |
| dowód | proof |
| promień | ray |
| opór | resistance |
| nauka | science |
| ciało stałe | solid |
| gatunek | species |
| prędkość | speed |
| sprężyna | spring |
| gwiazda | star |
| statystyka | statistic |
| suma | sum |
| technika | technique |
| testować | to test |
| ciężar | weight |
Level 2: medium 35 words
| Polish | English |
|---|---|
| przyspieszenie | acceleration |
| dodawanie | addition |
| pole powierzchni | area |
| atom | atom |
| spalanie | combustion |
| krzywa | curve |
| DNA | DNA |
| inżynieria | engineering |
| ułamek | fraction |
| generator | generator |
| grawitacja | gravity |
| wodór | hydrogen |
| wynalazek | invention |
| laser | laser |
| macierz | matrix |
| mechanizm | mechanism |
| cząsteczka | molecule |
| optyka | optics |
| tlen | oxygen |
| patent | patent |
| prawdopodobieństwo | probability |
| prototyp | prototype |
| rakieta | rocket |
| próbka | sample |
| satelita | satellite |
| czujnik | sensor |
| symulacja | simulation |
| widmo | spectrum |
| twierdzenie | theorem |
| udowadniać | to demonstrate |
| projektować | to design |
| odtwarzać | to replicate |
| zmienna | variable |
| fala | wave |
| długość fali | wavelength |
Level 3: hard 25 words
| Polish | English |
|---|---|
| algebra | algebra |
| asteroida | asteroid |
| zlewka | beaker |
| biotechnologia | biotechnology |
| wrzenie | boiling |
| okrąg | circumference |
| skraplanie | condensation |
| rozszczepienie | fission |
| tarcie | friction |
| przekładnia | gear wheel |
| logarytm | logarithm |
| mikroskop | microscope |
| nanotechnologia | nanotechnology |
| utlenianie | oxidation |
| cząstka | particle |
| układ okresowy | periodic table |
| pipeta | pipette |
| krążek | pulley |
| załamanie światła | refraction |
| pierwiastek kwadratowy | square root |
| odejmowanie | subtraction |
| teleskop | telescope |
| probówka | test tube |
| transformator | transformer |
| nieważkość | weightlessness |
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Frequently asked questions
- How many words are in this list?
- This page gives 100 Polish words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 77 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 49 at the hard level.
- Which words should I start with?
- With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
- How can I remember this Polish vocabulary?
- By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
- Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?
- Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.
These lists come from KoKo, the app to learn Polish vocabulary on iPhone.
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