term

[ turm ]
/ tɜrm /

noun

verb (used with object)

to apply a particular term or name to; name; call; designate.

Idioms for term

Origin of term

1175–1225; Middle English terme < Old French < Latin terminus boundary, limit, end; akin to Greek térmōn limit

OTHER WORDS FROM term

term·ly, adverb half-term, noun in·ter·term, adjective mis·term, verb (used with object)

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British Dictionary definitions for termed

term
/ (tɜːm) /

noun

verb

(tr) to designate; call he was termed a thief
See also terms

Derived forms of term

termly, adverb

Word Origin for term

C13: from Old French terme, from Latin terminus end

Medical definitions for termed

term
[ tûrm ]

n.

A limited period of time.
The end of a normal gestation period.

Scientific definitions for termed

term
[ tûrm ]

Each of the quantities or expressions that form the parts of a ratio or the numerator and denominator of a fraction.
Any of the quantities in an equation that are connected to other quantities by a plus sign or a minus sign.