TERM as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • (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
   Synonym(s)
   • terminal figure (what does terminal figure mean?)
   • terminus (what does terminus mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • statue (what does statue mean?)
2. Meaning
   • any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
   Usage Example(s)
   • the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • quantity (what does quantity mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a word or expression used for some particular thing
   Usage Example(s)
   • he learned many medical terms
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • word (what does word mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • referent (what does referent mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • term (what does term mean?)
4. Meaning
   • one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
   Usage Example(s)
   • the major term of a syllogism must occur twice
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • constituent (what does constituent mean?)
   • grammatical constituent (what does grammatical constituent mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   • predicate (what does predicate mean?)
   • referent (what does referent mean?)
   • relatum (what does relatum mean?)
   • categorem (what does categorem mean?)
   • categoreme (what does categoreme mean?)
   • major term (what does major term mean?)
   • minor term (what does minor term mean?)
   • middle term (what does middle term mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
   Synonym(s)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • the contract set out the conditions of the lease
   • the terms of the treaty were generous
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • statement (what does statement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • stipulate (what does stipulate mean?)
   • qualify (what does qualify mean?)
   • condition (what does condition mean?)
   • specify (what does specify mean?)
6. Meaning
   • a limited period of time
   Usage Example(s)
   • a prison term
   • he left school before the end of term
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • time period (what does time period mean?)
   • period of time (what does period of time mean?)
   • period (what does period mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • prison term (what does prison term mean?)
   • sentence (what does sentence mean?)
   • time (what does time mean?)
   • school term (what does school term mean?)
   • academic term (what does academic term mean?)
   • academic session (what does academic session mean?)
   • session (what does session mean?)
   • tenure (what does tenure mean?)
   • term of office (what does term of office mean?)
   • incumbency (what does incumbency mean?)
7. Meaning
   • the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
   Synonym(s)
   • full term (what does full term mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a healthy baby born at full term
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • point (what does point mean?)
   • point in time (what does point in time mean?)

TERM as VERB

1. Meaning
   • name formally or designate with a term
   Hypernyms(s) term is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • name (what does name mean?)
   • call (what does call mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • term (what does term mean?)