hypothesis

BrE /haɪˈpɒθəsɪs/ AmE /haɪˈpɑːθəsɪs/

noun en → es

1 SCIENTIFIC IDEA [singular] B2

an idea or explanation that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved, especially in science

hipótesis

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations scientific hypothesis · working hypothesis

  • The scientist put forward a new hypothesis.

    El científico presentó una nueva hipótesis.

2 IDEA [singular] B2

an idea or explanation that is based on known facts but has not yet been proved, in a general sense

idea, teoría

  • a hypothesis about something

Collocations personal hypothesis · tentative hypothesis

  • She has a hypothesis that the world is flat.

    Ella tiene una idea de que el mundo es plano.