The nomenclature of a particular set of things is the system of naming those things.
[formal]
...mistakes arising from ignorance of the nomenclature of woody plants. [+ of]
...the internationally agreed rules of chemical nomenclature.
Synonyms: terminology, vocabulary, classification, taxonomy More Synonyms of nomenclature
nomenclature in British English
(nəʊˈmɛnklətʃə, US English ˈnəʊmənˌkleɪtʃər)
noun
the terminology used in a particular science, art, activity, etc
Word origin
C17: from Latin nōmenclātūra list of names; see nomenclator
nomenclature in American English
(ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃər; also, Chiefly British noʊˈmɛnklətʃər)
noun
1.
the system or set of names used in a specific branch of learning or activity, as in biology for plants and animals, or for the parts of a particular mechanism
2.
the act or a system of naming
Word origin
L nomenclatura: see nomenclator
Examples of 'nomenclature' in a sentence
nomenclature
The nomenclature of places is political as well as historic.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
One ought to use the correct nomenclature.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
(noun)
Definition
the system of names used in a particular subject
We owe the modern system of lunar nomenclature to an Italian astronomer.
Synonyms
terminology
medical terminology
vocabulary
classification
the accepted classification of the animal and plant kingdoms
taxonomy
phraseology
codification
locution
Additional synonyms
in the sense of classification
Definition
placing things systematically in categories
the accepted classification of the animal and plant kingdoms