Term definition

Term as a noun

1. a word or expression used for some particular thing

   "he learned many medical terms"

2. a limited period of time

   "a prison term"

3. (usually plural) a statement of what is required as part of an agreement

   "the terms of the treaty were generous"

   Same sense: condition, strings

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"

   Same sense: 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

   Same sense: terminal figure, terminus

Term as a verb

8. name formally or designate with a term

Synonyms and antonyms

• condition
• strings
• full term
• terminal figure
• terminus

All synonyms of term, sense by sense

How to say term

Term has 1 syllable and rhymes with firm. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with term

• firm
• confirm
• sperm
• worm
• midterm
• affirm
• germ
• reaffirm
• squirm
• infirm
• bookworm
• earthworm

TERM in word games

Scrabble

6

Words With Friends

7

Anagrams

0

Is TERM a valid Scrabble word? Yes, it is in the ENABLE list most word games use. Check TERM in the word checker, or unscramble TERM to see the shorter words in its letters.