Lexicon vs Nomenclature - What's the difference?
lexicon | nomenclature |
The vocabulary of a language.
(linguistics) A dictionary that includes or focuses on lexemes.
A dictionary of Classical Greek, Hebrew, Latin, or Aramaic.
(programming) The lexicology of a programming language. (Usually called lexical structure.)
(rare) Any dictionary.
The vocabulary used by or known to an individual. (Also called lexical knowledge)
A vocabulary specific to a certain subject.
(obsolete) A name.
A set of names or terms.
A set of rules used for forming the names or terms in a particular field of arts or sciences.
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As nouns the difference between lexicon and nomenclature
is that lexicon is the vocabulary of a language while nomenclature is a name.lexicon
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Noun
(wikipedia lexicon) (en-noun)- a baseball lexicon
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* * English nouns with irregular plurals ----nomenclature
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(wikipedia nomenclature)Noun
- It is also pertinent to note that the current obvious decline in work on holarctic hepatics most surely reflects a current obsession with cataloging and with nomenclature of the organisms—as divorced from their study as living entities.
