Meaning & Definition of Term in English

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"

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"

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

1. Name formally or designate with a term