term meaning and definition

TERM noun

Definition of term (noun)

1. a word or expression used for some particular thing
   • "he learned many medical terms"
2. a limited period of time
   • "a prison term"; "he left school before the end of term"
3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement
   • "the contract set out the conditions of the lease"; "the terms of the treaty were generous"
   • synonyms: condition
4. any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial
   • "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
5. one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition
   • "the major term of a syllogism must occur twice"
6. the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent
   • "a healthy baby born at full term"
   • synonyms: full term
7. (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar; originally used as a boundary marker in ancient Rome
   • synonyms: terminal figure, terminus

TERM verb

Definition of term (verb)

1. name formally or designate with a term