'Nomenclature' definitions:

Definition of 'nomenclature'

From: WordNet
noun
A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology" [syn: terminology, nomenclature, language]

Definition of 'Nomenclature'

From: GCIDE
  • Nomenclature \No"men*cla`ture\, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator.]
  • 1. A name. [Obs.] --Bacon. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary. [R.] [1913 Webster]
  • 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. [1913 Webster]

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