terminology

Example Sentences

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Without clear terminology, it can be difficult to distinguish between structures formed by physical forces and those created by living organisms.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

They are ready and I’m loving it and they’re so hip to the game and they know the terminology so I just loved it, man.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

The test was exactly how it was billed - a shakedown is motorsport terminology for giving a car a first run-out to make sure everything works.

From BBC • Jan. 30, 2026

It can help people clarify basic medical terminology.

From Salon • Jan. 20, 2026

We have already witnessed composers beginning to play around with this sequence as they became aware of musical gravity, but in the dusty world of music terminology it has a name: the Circle of Fifths.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall