terminological

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US/ˌtɜɹmənəlˈɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

adjective

Of, or relating to terminology.

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Meanings

adjectiveterminological (not comparable)

alternative terminologic

  1. not comparableOf, or relating to terminology.
    1 more example

    In earlier works, what is here called S-structure was frequently referred to as ‘Surface Structureʼ; but in more recent work a crucial terminological distinction has been drawn between S-structure ( = the output of the Syntactic Component of our Grammar) and Surface Structure ( = the output of the Phonological Component).

    1988, Andrew Radford, chapter 8, in Transformational grammar: a first course, Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, page 419

Origin

  1. Englishterminology
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂el-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂élisder.?
  4. Englishterminological

From terminology + -ical.

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Translations

Catalan terminològic
  • terminològicof, or relating to terminology
Czech terminologický
  • terminologickýof, or relating to terminology
Danish terminologisk
  • terminologiskof, or relating to terminology
Dutch terminologisch
  • terminologischof, or relating to terminology
Estonian terminoloogiline
  • terminoloogilineof, or relating to terminology
Finnish terminologinen
  • terminologinenof, or relating to terminology
French terminologique
  • terminologiqueof, or relating to terminology
German terminologisch
  • terminologischof, or relating to terminology
Hindi पारिभाषिक
  • पारिभाषिक (pāribhāṣik)of, or relating to terminology
Hungarian terminológiai
  • terminológiaiof, or relating to terminology
Indonesian terminologis
  • terminologisof, or relating to terminology
Italian terminologico
  • terminologicoof, or relating to terminology
Latvian terminoloģisks
  • terminoloģisksof, or relating to terminology
Polish terminologiczny
  • terminologicznyof, or relating to terminology
Portuguese terminológico
  • terminológicoof, or relating to terminology
Russian терминологи́ческий
  • терминологи́ческий (terminologíčeskij)of, or relating to terminology
Spanish terminológico
  • terminológicoof, or relating to terminology
Swedish terminologisk
  • terminologiskof, or relating to terminology
Ukrainian термінологі́чний
  • термінологі́чний (terminolohíčnyj)of, or relating to terminology
Cite this entry
APA

terminological. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminological

MLA

“terminological.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminological. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “terminological,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/terminological.

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