term
/tɜrm/
verb
- To call or name something using a particular word or expression.
- They termed the project 'Operation Hope'.
- The discovery was termed a major breakthrough.
- This behavior is often termed 'procrastination'.
Synonyms
noun
- A word or phrase used to describe a thing or to express a concept, especially in a specialized field.
- In legal terms, this document is called a contract.
- The doctor explained the medical term 'hypertension' to the patient.
- She used a technical term that I didn't understand.
- A fixed or limited period of time during which something lasts or is in effect.
- The president serves a four-year term in office.
- The lease has a term of one year.
- He was sentenced to a long prison term for the crime.
- One of the periods into which a school or college year is divided.
- She is taking three classes this term.
- The school term starts in September.
- We have exams at the end of each term.
- Conditions or stipulations in an agreement or contract (often plural).
- They agreed to the terms of the deal.
- The terms of the contract are very strict.
- We need to negotiate the payment terms.
- A mathematical expression, such as a number, variable, or product of numbers and variables, that forms part of an equation or series.
- In the equation 2x + 3 = 7, the terms are 2x, 3, and 7.
- Combine like terms to simplify the expression.
- The first term of the sequence is 1.