nomenclature

[ noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor ]

noun

1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.

nomenclature

/ nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə; ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər /

noun

1. the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc

Other Words From

• nomen·clatur·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

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclature¹

First recorded in 1600–10, nomenclature is from the Latin word nōmenclātūra “a calling by name, list of names.” See nomenclator, -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclature¹

C17: from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names; see nomenclator

Example Sentences

Eden, the office management platform that has raised nearly $70 million since inception, is today making a tweak to its nomenclature to reflect its push into SaaS tools.

From TechCrunch

By one count, there have been more than 25 different threshold definitions published in the literature using various criteria and nomenclatures.

From Outside Online

There’s a whole nomenclature around targets directly correlated to what we deliver and produce on a day-to-day basis.

From Fortune

We can use language in the nomenclature around targets and still hit a goal.

From Fortune

It should be noted that a penis might be placed in all three, but what happens once it’s placed is what determines the nomenclature.

From Ozy

So Rhoxane could be the “queen” that local nomenclature has linked to the site.

From The Daily Beast

The world had become a different place and I found myself unequipped to interpret a whole new landmine-strewn nomenclature.

From The Daily Beast

Of course, the jokes, the nomenclature, the people doing the creepy but supposed to be funny stares, are almost always men.

From The Daily Beast

The term itself contains misleading nomenclature—the individual does not have to be a surgeon.

From The Daily Beast

But because they wanted something friendlier, they came up with the nomenclature of ‘screen name.’

From The Daily Beast

The nomenclature by position is an essential part of the scheme of Keys proposed by Ptolemy.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the apt terms which he applied in all his nomenclature only one, Cape Tribulation, bears witness to the risks which he ran.

From Project Gutenberg

Similar specializations are of frequent occurrence in the history even of scientific nomenclature.

From Project Gutenberg

On this principle is founded the admirable binary nomenclature of botany and zoology.

From Project Gutenberg

This was done in the mineralogical nomenclature proposed by Professor Mohs.

From Project Gutenberg