Definitions for nomenclature

nomenclature no·men·cla·ture

Spelling: [noh-muh n-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -ch
IPA: /ˈnoʊ mənˌkleɪ tʃər, noʊˈmɛn klə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər/

Nomenclature is a 12 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 16 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 1439 anagrams from letters in nomenclature (aceelmnnortu).

Definitions for nomenclature

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.

Origin of nomenclature

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

Examples for nomenclature

Of course, the jokes, the nomenclature, the people doing the creepy but supposed to be funny stares, are almost always men.

Let us now compare the nomenclature of the pre-Persian and Periclean temples.

A curious feature in nomenclature is the local character of some nicknames.

The nomenclature of Hegel has been made by himself out of the language of common life.

The nomenclature of plants starts with his "Species Plantarum," 1753.

But I do not choose to assume this identity in my nomenclature.

Its efforts at "national" nomenclature were fortunately in most cases abortive.

But because they wanted something friendlier, they came up with the nomenclature of ‘screen name.’

"It was more a change of nomenclature," replied his dragoman.

You will wonder at this mélange of French and English in the nomenclature of streets.

Word Value for nomenclature
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16

Words with friends

22

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