nomenclature C2+ Topic:Plants & Agriculture US /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃər/ UK /nəˈmɛŋklətʃə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a system of names used in a particular field Botanical nomenclature assigns each species a Latin binomial. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a system of names used in a... terminologytaxonomyclassificationnamingvocabularyglossary Word family Derived forms nomenclatural Related forms nominatenominalname Etymology AI details From Latin nomenclatura ('a calling by name'), from nomenclator ('one who names'), from nomen ('name') + calare ('to call'). nomenclatura Latin nomen Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Plants & Agriculture External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # nomenclature **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈnoʊmənˌkleɪtʃər/ **IPA (UK):** /nəˈmɛŋklətʃə/ ## Meanings 1. a system of names used in a particular field ## Examples - Botanical nomenclature assigns each species a Latin binomial. ## Synonyms - terminology - taxonomy - classification - naming - vocabulary - glossary ## Derived Forms - nomenclatural ## Related Forms - nominate - nominal - name ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nomenclatura - Root: nomen ## Etymology From Latin nomenclatura ('a calling by name'), from nomenclator ('one who names'), from nomen ('name') + calare ('to call'). ## AI Etymology Nomenclature comes from Latin nomenclatura ('a calling by name'), from nomenclator ('one who names'), from nomen ('name') + calare ('to call'). The etymological trail includes Latin nomenclatura, Latin nomen. The same word family includes nomenclatural, nominate, nominal, name. Its current noun use means "a system of names used in a particular field". ## Topics - Plants & Agriculture markdown