terminology

«terminology» in Mova's school dictionary: the set of special words and phrases used in a subject or… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (terminology — uncountable; terminologies)

meaning for a pupil

Terminology is the set of special words and phrases used in a subject or job, like the terminology of science, football or music. tree →

sense in the lessons

In school, teachers ask pupils to «use the correct terminology», for example «numerator» and «denominator» in maths, or «photosynthesis» in science, or «noun» and «verb» in grammar. Phrases: «technical terminology», «scientific terminology», «correct terminology».

examples

• Use the correct terminology in your science write-up. tree →
• Football has its own terminology, like «offside» and «corner». tree →
• The doctor explained the medical terminology to Mum. tree →
• We made a glossary of maths terminology. tree →
• Music terminology includes words like «tempo» and «crescendo». tree →
• Computer terminology changes fast. tree →

note

Usually uncountable. A single special word is «a term». Close words: «vocabulary», «jargon» (jargon often means words outsiders find hard to understand).

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «terminology» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.