Vocabulary vs Terminology - What's the difference?
vocabulary | terminology | Synonyms |
A usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning.
The collection of words a person knows and uses.
The stock of words used in a particular field.
The words of a language collectively.
A range of artistic or stylistic forms or techniques
The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.
The set of terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
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Terminology is a synonym of vocabulary.
As nouns the difference between vocabulary and terminology
is that vocabulary is a usually alphabetized and explained collection of words e.g. of a particular field, or prepared for a specific purpose, often for learning while terminology is the doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms, a system of specialized terms.vocabulary
English
Noun
(vocabularies)- My Russian vocabulary is very limited.
- The vocabulary of social sciences is often incomprehensible to ordinary people.
- The vocabulary of any language is influenced by contacts with other cultures.
Derived terms
* defining vocabulary * controlled vocabulary * extended vocabularyCoordinate terms
* dictionary * lexicon * wordhoard (obsolete)Synonyms
* (l) * (l) * (l)terminology
Noun
(terminologies)Welcome to the plastisphere, passage=[The researchers] noticed many of their pieces of [plastic marine] debris sported surface pits around two microns across.