rocket science en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
- (qualifier:literal, uncountable) The science or study of rockets and their design.
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(excessive, idiomatic, in the negative, uncountable) Anything overly complex, detailed, or confusing.
This isn’t rocket science. Government standards matter. They drive innovation and efficiency.
2007 January 19, Thomas Friedman, “A Warning From the Garden”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC:It's not rocket science. Just screw in the bulb and flip the switch.
It's not rocket science. You just need to screw this to that!
Akers claims that ETCS signalling renewals are roughly 50% of the cost of conventional renewals. If nothing else, this is an important reason for NR to be keen to switch. "There's no rocket science or magic in that, there's just physically less to deliver," he says. "There are no trackside signals. Yes, you have balises and marker boards, and you still have train detection, but by and large there is simply less to deliver.
2024 May 29, Philip Haigh, “The digital revolution and the switch to in-cab signalling”, in RAIL, number 1010, page 29:
Coordinates
brain surgeon · rocket surgeon · rocket scientist · astrodynamics · astronautics
Deriveds
Relateds
Synonyms
rocket surgery · brain surgery
Translations (15)
sv raketforskning (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · fi rakettitiede (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · pt bicho de sete cabeças (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · pl czarna magia (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · af vuurpylwetenskap (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · es física cuántica (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · nl hogere wiskunde (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · de Hexenwerk (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · de Raketenwissenschaft (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · hu atomfizika (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · da raketvidenskab (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · cs žádná věda (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · hu agysebészet (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · id susah parah (idiomatic: anything overly complex) · cmn 高深的事 (idiomatic: anything overly complex)