nomo-, nom-, -nomy, -nome, -nomic, -nomous, -nomical, -nomically
(Greek: law, order, arrangement, systematized knowledge of [something]; usage)
Don’t confuse this element with the Latin nomo- which means "name" or another Greek nomo- which means "meadow" or "pasture".
multinomial
1. A mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms, each of which contains a constant and variables raised to a positive integral power.
2. An expression of two or more terms.
nomarchy
A province, or department, in modern Greece.
nome
nomism
nomocracy
A system of government based on a legal code; the rule of law in a community.
nomogenesis
nomograph
Any graph that represents numerical relationships.
nomography
A written presentation about drawing up laws.
nomology
nomothete
nomothetic
nomotopic
Occurring in the normal place or site.
physiognomy, physiognomies, physiognomic
1. The features of someone's face, especially when such features are used as indicators of that person's character or temperament.
2. The use of facial features to judge someone's character or temperament.
3. The character or outward appearance of something, e.g. the physical features of a landscape.
taxonomy
1. The classification of organisms (plants and animals) in an ordered system that indicates their presumed natural relationships.
2. The science, laws, or principles of scientific classification; systematics.
3. Division into ordered groups or categories.
4. A classification of organisms into groups based on similarities of structure or origin, etc.
technonomy
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