term
1. a word or expression used for some particular thing (Freq. 37)
- he learned many medical terms
• Hypernyms:
word
• Hyponyms:
referent
2. a limited period of time (Freq. 8)
- a prison term
- he left school before the end of term
• Hypernyms:
time period, period of time, period
• Hyponyms:
prison term, sentence, time, school term, academic term,
academic session, session, tenure, term of office, incumbency
• Part Meronyms:
midterm
3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement (Freq. 6)
- the contract set out the conditions of the lease
- the terms of the treaty were generous
• Syn:
condition
• Derivationally related forms:
condition (for: condition)
• Usage Domain:
plural, plural form
• Hypernyms:
statement
• Part Holonyms:
agreement, understanding
4. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial (Freq. 3)
- the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree
• Hypernyms:
quantity
5. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition (Freq. 1)
- the major term of a syllogism must occur twice
• Hypernyms:
constituent, grammatical constituent
• Hyponyms:
subject, predicate, referent, relatum, categorem,
categoreme, major term, minor term, middle term
• Part Holonyms:
proposition
6. the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
- a healthy baby born at full term
• Syn:
full term
• Hypernyms:
point, point in time
• Part Holonyms:
gestation, gestation period
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
• Syn:
terminus, terminal figure
• Topics:
architecture
• Hypernyms:
statue
name formally or designate with a term (Freq. 15)
• Hypernyms:
name, call
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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