Nomenclature

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nomenclature \No"men*cla`ture\, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F.
     nomenclature. See {Nomenclator}.]
     1. A name. [Obs.] --Bacon.
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     2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]


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     3. The technical names used in any particular branch of
        science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the
        nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the nomenclature
        of Lavoisier and his associates.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  nomenclature
       n : a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal
           terminology"; "the language of sociology" [syn: {terminology},
            {language}]