terminology

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: ter=mi=nol=o=gy

CIDE DICTIONARY

terminology, n. [L. terminus term + -logy: cf. F. terminologie.].

•  The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms.  [1913 Webster]
•  The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.  [1913 Webster]

  "The barbarous effect produced by a German structure of sentence, and a terminology altogether new."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

terminology, n. (pl. -ies)
1 the system of terms used in a particular subject.
2 the science of the proper use of terms.

Derivative

terminologist n.

Etymology

G Terminologie f. med.L TERMINUS term

THESAURUS

terminology

antonomasia, argot, binomial nomenclature, biosystematics, biosystematy, cant, class, classification, dictionary, family, gazetteer, genus, gibberish, glossary, glossology, gobbledygook, gradus, jargon, kingdom, language, lexicon, lingo, locutions, nomenclator, nomenclature, onomastics, onomatology, order, orismology, palaver, phraseology, phrasing, phylum, place-names, place-naming, polyonymy, promptorium, shoptalk, species, systematics, taxonomy, terms, thesaurus, toponymy, trinomialism, vocabulary, word list, wording, words