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Russian vocabulary: science and technology

Experiment, energy, machine, research: the words of science and technology in Russian.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Science and technology”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 38 words

RussianEnglish
кислотаacid
анализanalysis
токcurrent
делениеdivision
ДНКDNA
элементelement
экспериментexperiment
формулаformula
теплотаheat
инновацияinnovation
лабораторияlaboratory
жидкостьliquid
массаmass
смесьmixture
модельmodel
лунаmoon
наблюдениеobservation
процентpercentage
прогрессprogress
доказательствоproof
исследованияresearch
исследовательresearcher
сопротивлениеresistance
наукаscience
научный методscientific method
твёрдое телоsolid
скоростьspeed
звездаstar
статистикаstatistic
суммаsum
техникаtechnique
теорияtheory
открыватьto discover
измерятьto measure
доказыватьto prove
тестироватьto test
волнаwave
весweight

Level 2: medium 38 words

RussianEnglish
ускорениеacceleration
сложениеaddition
космонавтastronaut
вычислениеcalculation
горениеcombustion
проводникconducting material
криваяcurve
инженерное делоengineering
окаменелостьfossil
генераторgenerator
графикgraph
гравитацияgravity
водородhydrogen
изобретениеinvention
лазерlaser
погрешностьmargin of error
молекулаmolecule
азотnitrogen
ядроnucleus
орбитаorbit
организмorganism
частицаparticle
периметрperimeter
периодическая таблицаperiodic table
протоколprotocol
прямой уголright angle
ракетаrocket
образецsample
симуляцияsimulation
спектрspectrum
пружинаspring
теоремаtheorem
анализироватьto analyse
вычислятьto calculate
проектироватьto design
формулироватьto formulate
переменнаяvariable
длина волныwavelength

Level 3: hard 24 words

RussianEnglish
аксиомаaxiom
кипениеboiling
хромосомаchromosome
клонированиеcloning
соединениеcompound
константаconstant
координатаcoordinate
деление ядраfission
изотопisotope
лупаmagnifying glass
микробmicrobe
нанотехнологияnanotechnology
окислениеoxidation
фотосинтезphotosynthesis
поршеньpiston
протонproton
радиоактивностьradioactivity
полупроводникsemiconductor
пробиркаtest tube
термодинамикаthermodynamics
патентоватьto patent
опровергатьto refute
турбинаturbine
невесомостьweightlessness

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How many words are in this list?
This page gives 100 Russian words on “Science and technology”. The full topic holds 193 in the KoKo app: 72 at the easy level, 74 at the medium level and 47 at the hard level.
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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.
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