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nomenclature
[noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor]
noun
a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
the names or terms comprising a set or system.
nomenclature
/ ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər, nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə /
noun
the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc
Other Word Forms
- nomenclatural adjective
- nomenclatorial adjective
- nomenclative adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclature1
Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclature1
Example Sentences
Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.
Though dramatic in nomenclature, a bomb cyclone is a low pressure system found north of the tropics and south of the Arctic that deepens, or intensifies, very rapidly over a 24-hour period.
I think our audiences were largely male, and though I don’t count myself in the nomenclature of prog — hate that word — I would think something in the audiences might have been similar.
My mom sure knew how to keep a secret, but she had a real lack of imagination for nomenclature.
The Model X follows a very similar nomenclature.
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