term

1. n. That which limits the extent of anything; limit; extremity; bound; boundary. Source: opted

2. n. The time for which anything lasts; any limited time; as, a term of five years; the term of life. Source: opted

3. n. In universities, schools, etc., a definite continuous period during which instruction is regularly given to students; as, the school year is divided into three terms. Source: opted

4. n. A point, line, or superficies, that limits; as, a line is the term of a superficies, and a superficies is the term of a solid. Source: opted

5. n. A fixed period of time; a prescribed duration Source: opted

6. n. The limitation of an estate; or rather, the whole time for which an estate is granted, as for the term of a life or lives, or for a term of years. Source: opted

7. n. A space of time granted to a debtor for discharging his obligation. Source: opted

8. n. The time in which a court is held or is open for the trial of causes. Source: opted

9. n. The subject or the predicate of a proposition; one of the three component parts of a syllogism, each one of which is used twice. Source: opted

10. n. A word or word/expression">expression; specifically, one that has a precisely limited meaning in certain relations and uses, or is peculiar to a science, art, profession, or the like; as, a technical term. Source: opted

11. n. A quadrangular pillar, adorned on the top with the figure of a head, as of a man, woman, or satyr; -- called also terminal figure. See Terminus, n., 2 and 3. Source: opted

12. n. A member of a compound quantity; as, a or b in a + b; ab or cd in ab - cd. Source: opted

13. n. The menses. Source: opted

14. n. Propositions or promises, as in contracts, which, when assented to or accepted by another, settle the contract and bind the parties; conditions. Source: opted

15. n. In Scotland, the time fixed for the payment of rents. Source: opted

16. n. A piece of carved work placed under each end of the taffrail. Source: opted

17. n. To apply a term to; to name; to call; to denominate. Source: opted

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