Definition
The specialized language or system of terms used in a particular field, subject, or activity. Refers to the technical vocabulary that professionals use to communicate precisely within their domain.
Etymology
From German Terminologie, coined in the late 18th century from Latin terminus 'boundary, end' and Greek -logia 'study of.' The concept emerged as sciences became more specialized and needed precise vocabularies.
Kelly Says
Every profession develops its own terminology partly to be precise, but also to create group identity—using the right terms signals you belong. Medical terminology, with its Latin and Greek roots, allows doctors worldwide to communicate across language barriers about complex conditions.
Translations
ARالعربية
مصطلحات
muṣṭalaḥāt
BNবাংলা
পদবিজ্ঞান
pôdbijñan
CACatalà
terminologia
/tərmi.nɔ.lɔˈɡi.ə/
CSČeština
terminologie
/tɛrmi.nɔ.lɔɡi.e/
DADansk
terminologi
/tɛrmi.noˈloɡi/
DEDeutsch
Terminologie
/tɛʁmi.no.loˈɡiː/
ELΕλληνικά
ορολογία
orología
ESEspañol
terminología
tehr-mee-noh-LOH-hee-ah
FAفارسی
واژهشناسی
vajhe-šenāsi
FISuomi
terminologia
/tɛrmi.no.loˈɡi.a/
FRFrançais
terminologie
/tɛʁ.minɔ.lɔʒi/
HAHA
kalmomi
kah-loh-moh-ee
HUMagyar
terminológia
/tɛrmi.nɔ.loːɡi.a/
IDBahasa Indonesia
terminologi
tər-mee-noh-loh-gee
IGIG
nkọwa okwu
n-koh-wah oh-kwoo
ITItaliano
terminologia
/ˌtɛrmi.nɔ.lɔˈdʒi.a/
KKKK
терминология
terminologiya
MRMR
शब्दशास्त्र
shabdashāstra
MSBahasa Melayu
terminologi
tər-mee-noh-loh-gee
MYမြန်မာ
ဝေါဟာရဗေဒ
wèhàrá badha
NLNederlands
terminologie
/tɛrmi.noːˈlɔɣi/
NONorsk
terminologi
/tɛrmi.noˈloɡi/
PAPA
ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ
shabad vigyān
PLPolski
terminologia
/tɛrminɔˈlɔɡja/
PTPortuguês
terminologia
tehr-mee-noh-LOH-gee-ah
RORomână
terminologie
/tɛrmi.nɔ.loˈɡi.e/
RUРусский
терминология
terminologiya
SVSvenska
terminologi
/tɛrmi.noˈloɡi/
SWKiswahili
istilahi
ee-stee-lah-hee
TAதமிழ்
சொல்லடைக்கலை
collaṭaikkalai
THไทย
ศัพทวิทยา
sappawitthayā
TLTL
terminolohiya
tehr-mee-noh-loh-hee-yah
TRTürkçe
terminoloji
tehr-mee-noh-loh-jee
UKУкраїнська
термінологія
terminolohiya
URاردو
اصطلاحیات
iṣṭilāḥiyāt
VITiếng Việt
ngôn ngữ
ngôn ngữ
ZUZU
isitshathi
ee-see-tah-thee