NOMENCLATURE


Meaning of NOMENCLATURE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈnō-mən-ˌklā-chər also ]

nō-ˈmen-klə-ˌchu̇r, -ˈmeŋ-, -chər, -ˌtyu̇r, -ˌtu̇r noun

Etymology: Latin nomenclatura assigning of names, from nomen + calatus, past participle of calare

Date: 1610

1. : name , designation

2. : the act or process or an instance of naming

3.

a. : a system or set of terms or symbols especially in a particular science, discipline, or art

b. : an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants

• no·men·cla·tur·al ˌnō-mən-ˈklāch-rəl, -ˈklā-chə- adjective

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