term

Definitions of term in various dictionaries:

noun - a word or expression used for some particular thing

noun - a limited period of time

noun - (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

noun - any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial

noun - one of the substantive phrases in a logical proposition

noun - the end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent

noun - (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar

verb - name formally or designate with a term

A limited period of time.

A period when a school or court is in session.

A point in time at which something ends; termination: an apprenticeship nearing its term.

The end of a normal gestation period: carried the fetus to term.

A deadline, as for making a payment.

Law.

A fixed period of time for which an estate is granted.

An estate granted for a fixed period.

A word or group of words having a particular meaning: had to explain the term gridlock.

Often terms.

Mathematics.

One of the quantities composing a ratio or fraction or forming a series.

One of the quantities connected by addition or subtraction signs in an equation; a member.

Each of the two concepts being compared or related in a proposition.

A stone or post marking a boundary, especially a squared and downwardtapering pillar adorned with a head and upper torso.

As measured or indicated by; in units of: distances expressed in terms of kilometers as well as miles; cheap entertainment, but costly in terms of time wasted.

In relation to; with reference to: “facilities planned and programmed in terms of their interrelationships, instead of evolving haphazardly” (Wharton Magazine).

verb - to give a name to