term
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
term (plural terms)
- That which limits the extent of anything; limit, extremity, bound, boundary.
- 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, Or, A Naturall Historie: In Ten Centuries
- Corruption is a reciprocal to generation, and they two are as nature's two terms, or boundaries.
- "Alright, look...we can spend the holidays with your parents, but this time it will be on my terms."
- 1626, Francis Bacon, Sylva Sylvarum, Or, A Naturall Historie: In Ten Centuries
- A chronological limitation or restriction.
- The term of a lease agreement is the period of time during which the lease is effective, and may be fixed, periodic, or of indefinite duration.
- Any of the binding conditions or promises in a legal contract.
- Be sure to read the terms and conditions before signing.
- (geometry, archaic) A point, line, or superficies that limits.
- A line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid.
- A word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge.
- "Algorithm" is a term used in computer science.
- Relations among people.
- We are on friendly terms with each other.
- Part of a year, especially one of the three parts of an academic year.
- Duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length.
- With respect to a pregnancy, the period during which birth usually happens (approximately 40 weeks from conception).
- at term, preterm, postterm
- (of a patent) The maximum period during which the patent can be maintained into force.
- (archaic) A menstrual period.
- 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary
- My wife, after the absence of her terms for seven weeks, gave me hopes of her being with child, but on the last day of the year she hath them again.
- 1660, Samuel Pepys, Diary
- (mathematics) Any value (variable or constant) or expression separated from another term by a space or an appropriate character, in an overall expression or table.
- All the terms of this sum cancel out.
- One only term is odd nobr in ( 12; 3; 4 ).
- (logic) The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice.
- The subject and predicate of a proposition are, after Aristotle, together called its terms or extremes.
- (astrology) An essential dignity in which unequal segments of every astrological sign have internal rulerships which affect the power and integrity of each planet in a natal chart.
- (architecture) A quadrangular pillar, adorned on top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr.
- (nautical) A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail.
- The Cabin is large and commodious, well calculated for the Accommodation of Paſengers. Merchandiſe, Produce, &c. carried on the loweſt Terms.
- French: terme, mot, expression
- German: Begriff, Bezeichnung, Terminus
- Italian: termine
- Portuguese: termo
- Russian: те́рмин
- Spanish: término
- Russian: отноше́ние
- Russian: че́тверть
- French: mandat (in office)
- German: Amtszeit (office), Haftstrafe (prison), Gefängnisstrafe (prison)
- Russian: срок
term (terms, present participle terming; past and past participle termed)
Synonyms- describe as, designate, dub, name, refer to; see also Thesaurus:denominate
term (not comparable)
Nounterm (plural terms)
Verbterm (terms, present participle terming; past and past participle termed)
- (ambitransitive) To terminate one's employment
- axe, fire, sack; see also Thesaurus:lay off
term (plural terms)
- One whose employment has been terminated
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