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

Other Word Forms

• nomenclatural adjective
• nomenclatorial adjective
• nomenclative 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

They seem to be dropping that nomenclature entirely and now describe the bill as the largest tax cut in American history.

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Following California’s lead and aiming to make the map less confusing, Oregon also changed its nomenclature.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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