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no·men·cla·ture
(nō′mən-klā′chər, nō-mĕn′klə-)n.
1. A system of names used in an art or science: the nomenclature of mineralogy.
2. The system or procedure of assigning names to groups of organisms as part of a taxonomic classification: the rules of nomenclature in botany.
[Latin nōmenclātūra, from nōmenclātor, nomenclator; see nomenclator.]
no′men·cla′tur·al adj.
nomenclature
(nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə; US ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər)n
the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc
[C17: from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names; see nomenclator]
no•men•cla•ture
(ˈnoʊ mənˌkleɪ tʃər, noʊˈmɛn klə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər)n.
1. a set or system of names or terms, as those of a particular science or art.
2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.
[1600–10; < Latin nōmenclātūra a calling by name]
no`men•cla′tur•al, adj.
nomenclature
1. a system of names used in the classification of an art or science or other field or subject.
2. a naming system peculiar to a social group. See also books.
See also: Classification2. a naming system peculiar to a social group. See also books.
1. a system of names used in the classification of an art or science or other field or subject.
2. a naming system peculiar to a social group. See also books; classification; language; nature.
See also: Names2. a naming system peculiar to a social group. See also books; classification; language; nature.
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nomenclature
noun terminology, vocabulary, classification, taxonomy, phraseology, codification, locution We owe the modern system of lunar nomenclature to an Italian astronomer.
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no·men·cla·ture
n. nomenclatura, terminología.