term

Noun
  1. A word or expression used for some particular thing (synset 106314878)
    "he learned many medical terms"
    is a type of: word - a unit of language that native speakers can identify
    subtypes: referent - something that refers; a term that refers to another term
  2. A limited period of time (synset 115249282)
    "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
    is a type of: period, period of time, time period - an amount of time
    subtypes:
    has: midterm - middle of an academic term or a political term in office
  3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement (synset 106783666)
    "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: statement - a message that is stated or declared; a communication (oral or written) setting forth particulars or facts etc
    is a part of: agreement, understanding - the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises
    same as: condition, strings
  4. Any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial (synset 105864488)
    "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
    is a type of: quantity - the concept that something has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
  5. One of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition (synset 106764688)
    "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
    is a type of: constituent, grammatical constituent - (grammar) a word or phrase or clause forming part of a larger grammatical construction
    subtypes:
    • subject - (logic) the first term of a proposition
    • predicate - (logic) what is predicated of the subject of a proposition; the second term in a proposition is predicated of the first term by means of the copula
    • referent - the first term in a proposition; the term to which other terms relate
    • relatum - a term in a proposition that is related to the referent of the proposition
    • categorem, categoreme - a categorematic expression; a term capable of standing alone as the subject or predicate of a logical proposition
    • major term - the term in a syllogism that is the predicate of the conclusion
    • minor term - the term in a syllogism that is the subject of the conclusion
    • middle term - the term in a syllogism that is common to both premises and excluded from the conclusion
    is a part of: proposition - (logic) a statement that affirms or denies something and is either true or false
  6. The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent (synset 115251247)
    "a healthy baby born at full term"
    is a type of: point, point in time - an instant of time
    is a part of: gestation, gestation period - the period during which an embryo develops (about 266 days in humans)
    same as: full term
  7. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar;
    Originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome (synset 104420858)
    referred to in: architecture - the discipline dealing with the principles of design and construction and ornamentation of fine buildings
    is a type of: statue - a sculpture representing a human or animal
    same as: terminal figure, terminus
Verb
  1. Name formally or designate with a term (synset 201031675)
    is a type of: be known as, call, know as, name - assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to

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