(n.) A vocabulary, or book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language or of a considerable number of them, with the definition of each; a dictionary; especially, a dictionary of the Greek, Hebrew, or Latin language.
Example Sentences:
(1) The period of 1924-1985 can be viewed as a repetition of the period between 1840-1890 in terms of the evolution of the place of pyromania in the lexicon of psychiatry, of its existence as a disease entity, and of its implications for personal responsibility for destructive acts.
(2) Three experiments were conducted to show that phonological encoding is typical for visually-presented letter strings, and that an interactive activation model with a phonological route to the mental lexicon accounts adequately for the word-superiority effect.
(3) Burnham said “a language of xenophobia has entered the lexicon” of British politics and that many politicians were flirting with racism.
(4) Spread of activation through the lexicon was measured in complementary automatic (low probability) priming experiments.
(5) A trauma registry has been created containing lexicons of terms arranged to foster the adoption of standardized and extensible terminology for the nature and mode of injury.
(6) The lexicon of conflict in a place such as Kashmir engenders normalisation of even the most ghastly thing.
(7) Results suggest that the morphological constituents of complex words are available in some word recognition tasks and that morphological knowledge is represented in the speaker's lexicon.
(8) For the svengali of mediocrity decreed that every year would culminate in the release of a single from the winner of his X Factor, and that this contribution to the lexicon would dutifully top the charts.
(9) The lexicon for most retailers runs from impulse buy to splurge to treat; they prefer us to wander the aisles with our eyes wide open and our minds shut tight.
(10) In addition, they had extreme difficulty in naming nonwords, which in terms of the dual-route model for word recognition indicates impairment in the indirect route to the lexicon.
(11) While previous research has demonstrated that the number of meanings associated with a word exerts a powerful influence on the internal lexicon of normals, the results of this study suggest that brain damage resulting in aphasia does not disrupt this semantic organization.
(12) The prime minister seemed to object to Marr raising the matter, saying this was "the sort of question that is all too often entering the lexicon of British politics".
(13) The “Great Cannon” has entered the cyberwar lexicon alongside the “Great Firewall of China” after a new tool for censorship in the nation was named and described by researchers from the University of Toronto.
(14) "Transphobic" even seems to have entered the lexicon at the Daily Mail, which is quite something.
(15) These features, it is argued, indicate the disconnection between two intact lexicons: the semantic and the phonological.
(16) The neighbourhood analyses provide a number of insights into the processes of auditory word recognition in children and the possible structural organization of words in the young child's mental lexicon.
(17) As an issue, poverty is to vanish, no longer a target or a word in the Conservative lexicon.
(18) It is suggested that this pattern is more easily explained in terms of compensatory mechanisms that access the reading lexicon than by use of the spelling system 'in reverse'.
(19) It is important that any expert witness or defendant be cognizant of this lexicon in order to avoid mistakes in or misinterpretations of their testimony.
(20) The Oxford boxing blue may have started to backtrack on his pledge , but with the term established in the diplomatic lexicon (well, David Cameron made a joke about it on Friday ) it might help delegates in Brisbane to know exactly what it means.
Terminology
Definition:
(n.) The doctrine of terms; a theory of terms or appellations; a treatise on terms.
(n.) The terms actually used in any business, art, science, or the like; nomenclature; technical terms; as, the terminology of chemistry.
Example Sentences:
(1) These included: 1) association of infectious processes with other laboratory results; 2) a feeling of integration with the patient and health care team; and 3) the introduction of medical terminology.
(2) Certain terminologies in vogue add further to the confusion.
(3) The terminology of the pericardial sinuses and recesses has been inconsistent, and the authors propose a nomenclature for standardizing the names of the recesses of the serous pericardium.
(4) The author states the terminology to be used in impedancemetry according to the different probe tone frequencies of the clinical impedancemeters and the different acoustic stimulations systems in order to obtain the acoustico-facial reflex.
(5) After a review of the bibliography on the subject of eccrine sweat gland carcinomas, the authors emphasize the confusing terminology used for the designation of these cases and the difficulties for a correct clinical and histological diagnosis of these tumors.
(6) All specimens were classified using the terminology of Azzopardi.
(7) A review of terminology is undertaken to present the reader with the distinguishing features of the personality disorder versus the anxiety disorder.
(8) The main problems are the lack of a uniform terminology and the fact that there is little unanimity concerning definitions and what may be included under individual syndromic rubrics.
(9) In this part of the chapter we have used new terminology and developed a new system for classification of sleep disorders in children.
(10) Terminology widely used in the nursing literature is clarified and research studies that address the quality of nursing care are reviewed.
(11) Because of the many disciplines involved in treatment, differences in terminology have surfaced.
(12) The terminology "flossing cleft" is suggested by the authors to describe linear or V-shaped interdental marginal tissue deformities that result from dental floss-induced injury.
(13) A desirable terminology, therefore, is one that is familiar to molecular biologists and can facilitate comparisons with other systems--immune, endocrine, nervous--where similar methods and terms are in use.
(14) The terminology indicates the name of the main vessel followed by the name of the recurrent vessel both combined in an adjective.
(15) Based on the clinical and operative findings in sixty-eight knees with acute tears of the medial compartment and cruciate ligaments, a standardized terminology and classification of knee ligament instability is presented.
(16) Terminological ambiguity is discussed, along with the detailed clinical, radiological, and operative presentations of this rare condition.
(17) The flexible design of the thesaurus facilitates frequent revision and addition of new terminology.
(18) A seven-word terminology quiz made up of words from the CUE form was also enclosed.
(19) This report agrees with Loney and Bloem (1987) that there is no consistency in the use of terminology for velopharyngeal function disorders.
(20) To determine mothers' level of comprehension of terminology used by health care providers when discussing the care of a newborn baby.