Definitions for terminologyˌtɜr məˈnɒl ə dʒi
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ter•mi•nol•o•gyˌtɜr məˈnɒl ə dʒi(n.)(pl.)-gies.
the system of terms belonging or peculiar to a specialized subject; nomenclature.
the science of terms.
Origin of terminology:
1795–1805; < ML termin(us)term
ter`mi•no•log′i•cal•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
terminology, nomenclature, language(noun)
a system of words used to name things in a particular discipline
"legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology"
Wiktionary
terminology(Noun)
The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.
terminology(Noun)
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
Origin: From terminus + -ology, from -o- + -logy, from -λογία
Webster Dictionary
Terminology(noun)
the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms
Terminology(noun)
the terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Terminology
Work consisting of lists of the technical terms or expressions used in a specific field. These lists may or may not be formally adopted or sanctioned by usage.
Translations for terminology
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
terminology(noun)
the special words or phrases used in a particular art, science etc
legal terminology; Every science has its own terminology.
- terminologieAfrikaans
- إصْطِلاحات، مُصْطَلَحات فَنِّيَّهArabic
- терминологияBulgarian
- terminologiaPortuguese (BR)
- terminologieCzech
- die TerminologieGerman
- terminologi; fagsprogDanish
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- terminoloogiaEstonian
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- מִינוּחַHebrew
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- คำศัพท์เฉพาะทางThai
- terminolojiTurkish
- (總稱)術語，專門用語Chinese (Trad.)
- термінологіяUkrainian
- اصطلاحاتUrdu
- thuật ngữVietnamese
- 术语学，专门用语，术语Chinese (Simp.)
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