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nomenclature

[noh-muhn-kley-cher, noh-men-kluh-cher, -choor] / ˈnoʊ mənˌkleɪ tʃər, noʊˈmɛn klə tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /


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The resulting Color Standards and Color Nomenclature, published in 1912, was an immediate hit, selling out several printing runs.

From National Geographic • Dec. 7, 2023

“We don’t do that,” said Gareth Williams, secretary of the naming group, which is called the Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2023

The “560974 Ugoboncompagni” — Gregory’s birth name was Ugo Boncompagni — was announced along with 72 other named asteroids in the Feb. 27 update of the union’s Working Group for Small Bodies Nomenclature.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 28, 2023

I don’t dismiss it entirely, though: Nomenclature evolves over time, and I’m interested to see how new gin styles develop country to country.

From Washington Post • Sep. 27, 2021

A Nomenclature in science, is, as we have said, a system of the names of Kinds.

From A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II by Mill, John Stuart




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