Terminology (Noun)
Meaning
A system of words used to name things in a particular discipline; "legal terminology"; "biological nomenclature"; "the language of sociology".
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The doctor spent hours studying the complex medical terminology in order to better understand the patient's diagnosis.
- The law student struggled to keep up with the obscure terminology used by the professor in class.
- The biologist had to learn a whole new set of terminology when she switched from studying plants to studying animals.
- The IT specialist used technical terminology to explain the problem with the computer system to the non-technical staff.
- The sociologist's use of obscure terminology made her research paper difficult for non-experts to understand.