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term (tûrm)

[Middle English terme, from Old French, from Latin terminus, boundary, N., senses 4-8, from Middle English, from Medieval Latin terminus, from Late Latin, mathematical or logical term, from Latin, boundary, limit.]

noun 

    1. A limited period of time.
    2. A period of time that is assigned to a person to serve: a six-year term as senator. See synonyms at period
    3. A period when a school or court is in session.
    1. A point in time at which something ends; termination: an apprenticeship nearing its term.
    2. The end of a normal gestation period: carried the fetus to term.
    3. A deadline, as for making a payment.
  3. Law
    1. A fixed period of time for which an estate is granted.
    2. An estate granted for a fixed period.
    1. A word or group of words having a particular meaning: had to explain the term
    2. terms. Language of a certain kind; chosen words: spoke in rather vague terms; praised him in glowing terms.
  5. One of the elements of a proposed or concluded agreement; a condition. Often used in the plural: offered favorable peace terms; one of the terms of the lease; the terms of a divorce settlement.
  6. The relationship between two people or groups; personal footing: on good terms with her in-laws.
  7. Mathematics
    1. One of the quantities composing a ratio or fraction or forming a series.
    2. One of the quantities connected by addition or subtraction signs in an equation; a member.
  8. Logic Each of the two concepts being compared or related in a proposition.
    1. A stone or post marking a boundary, especially a squared and downward-tapering pillar adorned with a head and upper torso.
    2. An architectural or decorative motif resembling such a marker.

transitive verb: termed, term·ing, terms. 

To designate; call.

idioms

in terms of
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)