Orismology

Orismology is a subject that involves the defining or explaining of technical terminology. Many examples of orismology can be found in encyclopedias such as Wikipedia.

Sources

• Cuddon, J. A. (revised by C. E. Preston), Dictionary of Literary Terms & Literary Theory, 4th ed. ISBN 0-140-513639.[1] [2]

This linguistics article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.v · Categories: Terminology Linguistics stubs Wikimedia Foundation. 2010. Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную? Atta Toy Peter Bocage Look at other dictionaries: Orismology — O ris*mol o*gy ([=o] r[i^]s*m[o^]l [ o]*j[y^]), n. [Gr. orismo s a marking out by boundaries, the definition of a word + logy. See {Horizon}.] That department of natural history which treats of technical terms; the science of defining technical… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English orismology — noun Etymology: Greek horismos definition (from horizein to define) + English logy more at horizon Date: 1816 the science of defining technical terms • orismological adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary orismology — n. [Gr. horos, boundary; logos, discourse] The science of defining technical or scientific words of a particular subject or field of study …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology orismology — /awr iz mol euh jee, or /, n. the science of defining the technical or special terms of a particular subject or field of study. [1810 20; < Gk horism(ós) definition, lit, marking of boundaries (deriv. of horízein to delimit, make a boundary; see… …   Universalium orismology — noun the explanation of technical terms …   Wiktionary orismology — or·is·mol·o·gy …   English syllables orismology —   n. technical definition or terminology.    ♦ orismologic, a …   Dictionary of difficult words orismology — ˌȯrə̇zˈmäləjē, ˌär noun ( es) Etymology: Greek horismos definition (from horizein to limit, define) + English logy more at horizon : the science of defining technical terms : terminology …   Useful english dictionary Nomenclature — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Nomenclature >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 nomenclature nomenclature Sgm: N 1 naming naming &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 nuncupation| nuncupation| nomination baptism Sgm: N 1 orismology orismology Sgm: N 1 …   English dictionary for students Orismological — O*ris mo*log ic*al ([ o]*r[i^]s m[o^]*l[ o]j [i^]*kal), a. (Nat. Hist.) Of or pertaining to orismology. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English 18+ © Academic, 2000-2024 Contact us: Technical Support, Advertising Dictionaries export, created on PHP, Joomla, Drupal, WordPress, MODx. Mark and share Search through all dictionaries Translate… Search Internet Share the article and excerpts Direct link … Do a right-click on the link above and select “Copy Link”