terminology
the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a science, art, or specialized subject; nomenclature: the terminology of botany.
the science of terms, as in particular sciences or arts.
Origin of terminology
1Other words from terminology
- ter·mi·no·log·i·cal [tur-muh-nl-oj-i-kuhl], /ˌtɜr mə nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjective
- ter·mi·no·log·i·cal·ly, adverb
- ter·mi·nol·o·gist, noun
Words Nearby terminology
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How to use terminology in a sentence
He still doesn’t fully know the rules or the terminology, but he knows Smith, whose comeback is now commemorated in steel and titanium.
Meet the artist who rebuilt Alex Smith’s old leg brace into a Lombardi Trophy | Nicki Jhabvala | January 6, 2021 | Washington PostJust as terminology and definitions of CTV — and all its elements — have changed to date, new terms and the ideas they capture will continue to emerge.
Finding a balance between the “60 seconds or so” guests take to assess the menu and the terminology he deems important to promote has not been easy.
Why Do Fast-Casual Restaurants Get a Pass on Appropriation? | Jenny Dorsey | October 5, 2020 | EaterIn addition, filters that use terminology like “beauty,” “beautification,” “enhancement,” and “touch up” imply there’s something wrong with someone’s physical appearance that needs to be corrected.
Google takes aim at ‘beauty filters’ with design changes coming to Pixel phones | Sarah Perez | October 1, 2020 | TechCrunchDifferent fields have their own inside terminology that they write into their papers.
Why scientific papers are growing increasingly inscrutable | Hannah Seo | August 25, 2020 | Popular-Science
I ask her about the terminology and whether she thinks being gay or trans is a choice.
Thank God! To the Church, This Transgender Woman Is Just a Skank | Emily Shire | October 22, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDespite the confusion on terminology, Grimes does appear to exercise solid technique with her shotgun.
Alison Lundergan Grimes’s New TV Ad Is One Big Gun Gaffe | Tim Mak | September 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAll sides agreed that it was brought down by a Buk antiaircraft missile, also known as a SA-17 Grizzly in NATO terminology.
The Bad Seed is the story of how Christine becomes aware that her daughter is, in modern terminology, a psychopath.
American Dreams: A Best-Selling Pint-Sized Psychopath | Nathaniel Rich | June 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAccording to Schober, this personalization process began way back in 1985 with the terminology itself.
We're All Still Secretly Using Our 1990s AOL Screen Names. Why? | Andrew Romano | January 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne American house makes a laudable attempt at a more exact terminology by calling the killed cultures of bacteria bacterins.
The Treatment of Hay Fever | George Frederick LaidlawTo behold “Diana unveiled” was equivalent in alchemical terminology to attaining the magnum opus.
Devil-Worship in France | Arthur Edward WaiteI didn't know to whom he addressed himself, but it struck me as something out of Pravda in his terminology.
Warren Commission (3 of 26): Hearings Vol. III (of 15) | The President's Commission on the Assassination of President KennedyRenaissance English writers on the theory of poetry use to an extent hitherto unexplored the terminology of rhetoric.
Rhetoric and Poetry in the Renaissance | Donald Lemen ClarkAnd not only in its terminology but actually in its uses it exhibits variety.
Ten Books on Architecture | Vitruvius
British Dictionary definitions for terminology
/ (ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ) /
the body of specialized words relating to a particular subject
the study of terms
Origin of terminology
1Derived forms of terminology
- terminological (ˌtɜːmɪnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- terminologically, adverb
- terminologist, noun
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