nomenclature

[ noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor ]

noun

1. a set or system of names or terms, as those used in a particular science or art, by an individual or community, etc.
2. the names or terms comprising a set or system.

nomenclature

/ ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər; nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə /

noun

1. the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc

Other Words From

• nomen·clatur·al no·men·cla·to·ri·al [noh-m, uh, n-kl, uh, -, tawr, -ee-, uh, l, -, tohr, -], no·men·cla·tive [noh, -m, uh, n-kley-tiv], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclature¹

First recorded in 1600–10, nomenclature is from the Latin word nōmenclātūra “a calling by name, list of names.” See nomenclator, -ure

Word History and Origins

Origin of nomenclature¹

C17: from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names; see nomenclator

Example Sentences

Though dramatic in nomenclature, a bomb cyclone is a low pressure system found north of the tropics and south of the Arctic that deepens, or intensifies, very rapidly over a 24-hour period.

From Los Angeles Times

I think our audiences were largely male, and though I don’t count myself in the nomenclature of prog — hate that word — I would think something in the audiences might have been similar.

From Los Angeles Times

My mom sure knew how to keep a secret, but she had a real lack of imagination for nomenclature.

From Salon

The Model X follows a very similar nomenclature.

From Seattle Times

The ‘crypto’ nomenclature may be of recent vintage, but the challenged transactions fall comfortably within the framework that courts have used to identify securities for nearly eighty years.

From Los Angeles Times