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Orismology — is a subject that involves the defining or explaining of technical terminology. Many examples of orismology can be found in encyclopedias such as Wikipedia. Sources Cuddon, J. A. (revised by C. E. Preston), Dictionary of Literary Terms Literary… … Wikipedia
orismology — noun Etymology: Greek horismos definition (from horizein to define) + English logy more at horizon Date: 1816 the science of defining technical terms • orismological adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
orismology — n. [Gr. horos, boundary; logos, discourse] The science of defining technical or scientific words of a particular subject or field of study … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
orismology — /awr iz mol euh jee, or /, n. the science of defining the technical or special terms of a particular subject or field of study. [1810 20; < Gk horism(ós) definition, lit, marking of boundaries (deriv. of horízein to delimit, make a boundary; see… … Universalium
orismology — noun the explanation of technical terms … Wiktionary
orismology — or·is·mol·o·gy … English syllables
orismology — n. technical definition or terminology. ♦ orismologic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
orismology — ˌȯrə̇zˈmäləjē, ˌär noun ( es) Etymology: Greek horismos definition (from horizein to limit, define) + English logy more at horizon : the science of defining technical terms : terminology … Useful english dictionary
Nomenclature — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nomenclature >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nomenclature nomenclature Sgm: N 1 naming naming &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 nuncupation| nuncupation| nomination baptism Sgm: N 1 orismology orismology Sgm: N 1 … English dictionary for students
Orismological — O*ris mo*log ic*al ([ o]*r[i^]s m[o^]*l[ o]j [i^]*kal), a. (Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
