[ter.mi.nol.o.gy] n, pl -gies [ML terminus term, expression (fr. L, boundary, limit) + E -o- + -logy] (1801) 1: the technical or special terms used in a business, art, science, or special subject
2: nomenclature as a field of study -- ter.mi.no.log.i.cal adj -- ter.mi.no.log.i.cal.ly adv