No"men*cla`ture (?), n. [L.
nomenclatura: cf. F. nomenclature. See
Nomenclator.] 1. A name. [Obs.]
Bacon.
2. A vocabulary, dictionary, or
glossary. [R.]
3. The technical names used in any particular
branch of science or art, or by any school or individual; as, the
nomenclature of botany or of chemistry; the
nomenclature of Lavoisier and his associates.