terminology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

A treatise on terms, especially those used in a specialised field.
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms.
The scientific study of such terms.

Pronunciation

/ˌtɜː.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-terminology.wav /ˌtɝ.məˈnɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌtɝ.məˈnɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/ /ˌtɜː.məˈnɔl.ə.d͡ʒi/

Word forms

terminology terminologies

Etymology

From French terminologie or German Terminologie and their source, New Latin terminologia, from Medieval Latin terminus (“a term”) + -ologia (“study of”), from -o- (“(interconsonantal)”) + -logia, from Ancient Greek -λογία (-logía, “-logy, branch of study, to speak”).

Synonyms

nomenclature vocabulary language wording phraseology jargon lingo -ese

Related words

argot jargon terminism terminist

Derived words

terminological terminologically terminologist

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