NOMENCLATURE


Meaning of NOMENCLATURE in English

[ nə(ʊ)'mɛŋklətʃə ]

■ noun the selecting of names for things in a particular field.

↘a body or system of names.

↘ formal the term or terms applied to someone or something.

Derivatives

nomenclator noun

nomenclatural -'klatʃ(ə)r(ə)l , -klə'tʃʊər(ə)l adjective

Origin

C17: from Fr., from L. nomenclatura , from nomen 'name' + clatura 'calling, summoning' (from calare 'to call').

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