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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
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Other Words From
- nomen·clatur·al no·men·cla·to·ri·al [noh-m, uh, n-kl, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], no·men·cla·tive [noh, -m, uh, n-kley-tiv], adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclature1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of nomenclature1
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Example Sentences
So Rhoxane could be the “queen” that local nomenclature has linked to the site.
The world had become a different place and I found myself unequipped to interpret a whole new landmine-strewn nomenclature.
Of course, the jokes, the nomenclature, the people doing the creepy but supposed to be funny stares, are almost always men.
The term itself contains misleading nomenclature—the individual does not have to be a surgeon.
But because they wanted something friendlier, they came up with the nomenclature of ‘screen name.’
The nomenclature by position is an essential part of the scheme of Keys proposed by Ptolemy.
Among the apt terms which he applied in all his nomenclature only one, Cape Tribulation, bears witness to the risks which he ran.
Similar specializations are of frequent occurrence in the history even of scientific nomenclature.
On this principle is founded the admirable binary nomenclature of botany and zoology.
This was done in the mineralogical nomenclature proposed by Professor Mohs.
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