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term

term

4.1
A word or phrase with a clear meaning in a subject
  • noun
  • /tɜrm/
translation icon : término
  • The scientist coined the term for the newly discovered phenomenon after extensive research.
  • use the term
  • define the term
  • definition of the term

Today we're going to take on the term word salad.

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Examples

  • She doesn't like nautical terms either.

  • Are you familiar with the term love bomb?

  • What do you think about the term Sunday Fun Day?

  • Are you going to be using the term forward or front?

  • Where did we get the term bucket list?

  • The question, then, is why this term became used so widely and so rapidly.

    Academic text (2015)
  • I prefer the term "artificial person" myself.

  • To meet the purpose of this review, the term "teacher efficacy" should first be defined.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The Conservatives have also guaranteed a real-term increase in NHS funding during the next Parliament.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Arbitrage is a fancy term for riskless profit.

Synonyms

expression
vsterm
187 4.1

A word or phrase used by people in a certain situation with a special meaning

is a more general label for words with specific meaning in fields or contexts

Idioms

A long time when you think about future results

Compounds

502 3.0

Lasting for a long time

247 3.0

A time that continues far into the future

short-term memory
  • Specialized
22 3.9

The ability to remember things for a short time

20 3.2

A long essay a student writes at the end of a course to show what they learned

19 4.2

A period of time someone must spend in jail as punishment for a crime

Money put away to grow for more than a year

long-term memory
  • Specialized
7 3.7

The part of the brain that keeps information for a long time

5 3.7

A word or phrase used to show love and care for someone

A fixed time when a person holds an official job

4 2.7

A period of five years for a contract or other agreement

4 3.3

The time in pregnancy when the baby is fully grown and ready to be born

The time a president is in office

2 3.7

A fixed time when a contract stays valid

slang term
  • Slang
2 9.5

An informal word or phrase used in speech by a certain group, not in formal language

1 1.0

A period when a school has regular classes

term insurance
  • Specialized
1 4.2

Insurance that pays money if you die during a set time, with fixed payments and no savings

1 2.1

A short school holiday about halfway through a term

1 5.5

A general word used to include many different things, groups, or ideas

term infant
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A baby born at 37 to 42 weeks of pregnancy

A job that lasts only a few weeks or months

short-term liability
  • Specialized
1 5.1

A debt that must be paid within one year

Canadianese term
  • Canadian
9.9

A word or phrase mainly used in Canadian English

degree of a term
  • Specialized
7.2

The total of the exponents of the variables in a term

A period when a school or university holds classes

A word used to show love or warm feeling for someone, like 'darling'

major term
  • Specialized
9.2

The term that is the predicate in the conclusion of a syllogism

middle term
  • Specialized
9.9

A word or phrase that appears in both statements but not in the conclusion

minor term
  • Specialized
9.6

The word that the conclusion is about in a syllogism

A fixed rental period that ends early if a specific event happens, for example when the landlord dies

5.7

A fixed period of time someone agrees to serve in the military

A person who often travels for work or study

9.6

A word that does not come from Latin

The time during which a vice president holds office

vulgar term
  • Offensive
9.8

A rude word about sex or body parts

How Technical

jargon
43 7.2
term
4.1
expression
  • Specialized
13 3.2
word
1.0

Surface Forms

term singular
terms plural

Etymology

The word term comes from the Latin terminus 'boundary' or 'end', and it grew to mean a fixed word or label that marks what something is. So a term in a field is a clear name that marks the limits of an idea.