nomenclature

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no·men·cla·ture /nəʊˈmeŋklətʃə $ ˈnoʊmənkleɪtʃər/ noun [uncountable] formal Ha system of naming things, especially in science 〔尤指科学上的〕命名法nomenclature of the nomenclature of science 科学术语 zoological nomenclature 动物命名法

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nomenclature• The preservationists had been careful about nomenclature.• medical nomenclature• The naming or nomenclature of chemical substances falls broadly into two categories: inorganic nomenclature and organic nomenclature.• Unfortunately for the lay reader, battalions had a strange nomenclature.• I began this discussion by saying that adherence to systematic nomenclature is a limiting kind of freedom.• Recently there have been many important changes in the nomenclature of the family.• The nomenclature of science does not refer to definitive concepts: It is ceaselessly adjusted, completed, varied.• This nomenclature is revealing, as is the meaning ascribed to such review in a leading decision.• This nomenclature tends to confuse the terminology.Origin nomenclature (1600-1700) Latin nomenclatura “calling by name, list of names”, from nomen ( → NOMINAL) + calatus “called”