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View synonyms for nomenclature

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

/ ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər; nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə /

noun

  1. the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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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
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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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclature1

C17: from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names; see nomenclator
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Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

The Model X follows a very similar nomenclature.

The ‘crypto’ nomenclature may be of recent vintage, but the challenged transactions fall comfortably within the framework that courts have used to identify securities for nearly eighty years.

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