nomenclature
nounDefinition of nomenclature
1
: name, designation
… the changing nomenclature of her streets is even more baffling …— Cornelia O. Skinner
2
: the act or process or an instance of naming
nomenclature … is at its simplest the task of assigning a name to each distinct species— R. I. Smith
3a
: a system or set of terms or symbols especially in a particular science, discipline, or art
the nomenclature of inorganic chemistry
b
: an international system of standardized New Latin names used in biology for kinds and groups of kinds of animals and plants
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