orismology
orismology noun: the explanation of technical terms.
Noun
orismology (uncountable)
- The explanation of technical terms.
- Technical terms collectively; terminology.
- In the Terminology, or what, to avoid the barbarism of a word compounded of Latin and Greek, they would beg to call the Orismology of the science, they have endeavoured to introduce throughout a greater degree of precision and concinnity—dividing it into general and partial Orismology; […]1815, William Kirby, William Spence, “Preface”, in An Introduction to Entomology: Or Elements of the Natural History of Insects: with Plates, 3rd edition, volume 1, London: Longman, Hurst, Rees...
orismology meaning in Tamil
orismology in Tamil
- கலைச் சொல்லியல்
Origin of orismology
From Ancient Greek ὁρισμός (horismós, “definition”) + English -logy.
Words formed from orismology
Questions about orismology
- What does orismology mean?
- Orismology means the explanation of technical terms.
- What is orismology in Tamil?
- Orismology in Tamil is கலைச் சொல்லியல். See Orismology meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is orismology?
- Orismology is a noun.
Words near orismology in the dictionary
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