Ter`mi*nol"o*gy (?), n. [L. terminus
term + -logy: cf. F. terminologie.] 1.
The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise
on terms.
2. The terms actually used in any business, art,
science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the
terminology of chemistry.
The barbarous effect produced by a German structure of
sentence, and a terminology altogether new.
De
Quincey.