n.
Pronunciation: ' n ō -m ə n- ˌ kl ā -ch ə r also n ō - ' men-kl ə - ˌ chu ̇ r, - ' me ŋ -, -ch ə r, - ˌ tyu ̇ r, - ˌ tu ̇ r
Function: 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 \ ˌ n ō -m ə n- ' kl ā ch-r ə l, - ' kl ā -ch ə - \ adjective