Meaning of NOMENCLATURE
| Pronunciation: | | 'nowmun`kleychur
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[n] a system of words used in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "the language of sociology" |
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NOMENCLATURE is a 12 letter word that starts with N. |
| | Synonyms: | | language, terminology |
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| | See Also: | | markup language, word | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \No"men*cla`ture\, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F.
nomenclature. See {Nomenclator}.]
1. A name. [Obs.] --Bacon.
2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.]
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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| Biology Dictionary |
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- The system of naming things (e.g. organisms).
- The making of and giving distinguishing names to all groups of organisms.
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