nomenclature

Example Sentences

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Too bad about the clunky nomenclature, I mused.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 15, 2026

That said, the new ships will be equipped with modern weaponry such as guided missiles, some carrying nuclear warheads, but according to standard naval nomenclature, that means they’re misnamed as “battleships.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 1, 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

Reading through the ongoing debate about this nomenclature, it’s striking that what one group takes as totally obvious isn’t necessarily accepted by the other side.

From Slate • Apr. 12, 2025

Besides, there are always pet names to tide one over: a practice of Bengali nomenclature granting, to every single person, two names.

From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri