nomenclature

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: no=men=cla=ture

CIDE DICTIONARY

nomenclature, n. [L. nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See Nomenclator.].

•  A name.  Bacon.  [1913 Webster]
•  A vocabulary, dictionary, or glossary.  [1913 Webster]
•  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]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

nomenclature, n.
1 a person's or community's system of names for things.
2 the terminology of a science etc.
3 systematic naming.
4 a catalogue or register.

Derivative

nomenclative adj. nomenclatural adj.

Etymology

F f. L nomenclatura f. nomen + calare call

ROGET THESAURUS

nomenclature

Nomenclature

N nomenclature, naming, nuncupation, nomination, baptism, orismology, onomatopoeia, antonomasia, name, appelation, appelative, designation, title, heading, rubric, caption, denomination, by-name, epithet, style, proper name, praenomen, agnomen, cognomen, patronymic, surname, cognomination, eponym, compellation, description, antonym, empty title, empty name, handle to one's name, namesake, term, expression, noun, byword, convertible terms, technical term, cant, named, hight, ycleped, known as, what one may well, call fairly, call properly, call fitly, nuncupatory, nuncupative, cognominal, titular, nominal, orismological, beggar'd all description.