nomenclature
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With tech leaders adopting the term, the US "may well be able to set the nomenclature," Paterson said.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
Men like Mr. Wells and Mr. Hoser see themselves as bandit-heroes, Robin Hoods who redistribute the wealth of scientific nomenclature.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
But as his nomenclature has become longer, the number of soldiers assembled for inspection has shrunk each year with embattled forces deployed to frontlines elsewhere.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
Calling squash a fruit wears me out a little, but, okay botanists, with your genus-species-variety nomenclature, I concede: by definition, squash is indeed a fruit.
From Salon ● Jun. 5, 2025
“I think the proper nomenclature is gay club, Mom,” Ellis says.
From "Ask the Passengers" by A.S. King
In 2021, the society announced the formation of an ad hoc committee to look into nomenclatures.
From New York Times ● Jul. 9, 2021
Various nomenclatures are used to derive names for amines, but all involve the class-identifying suffix –ine as illustrated here for a few simple examples:
From Textbooks ● Feb. 14, 2019
Government contracting firms are adopting new nomenclatures that create buzz.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 31, 2011
Church creeds and nomenclatures may vary but the laws of church fêtes and fairs are the same.
From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by George Madden Martin
A good many of the prayers are mere nomenclatures, and repeat the same forms in varying order.
From The History of Antiquity Vol. V. by Max Duncker
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