term

• word; expression, idiom; semester; specified time period; condition, stipulation (e.g. the terms of an agreement)
name, call, designate
a term is a word or expression, often used in relation to a particular subject.
if something is termed a particular thing, that is what it is called; a formal use.
a term is one of the periods of time that each year is divided into at a school or college.
the period of time during which someone does a particular job or activity is also called a term.
the terms of an agreement or arrangement are the conditions that have been accepted by the people involved in it.
if you talk about something in particular terms or in terms of a particular thing, you are specifying which aspect of it you are discussing.
if you say you are thinking in terms of doing something or talking in terms of doing it, you mean that you are considering it.
if you talk about `the long term' or `the short term', you are talking about what will happen over a long or short period of time.
if you come to terms with something difficult or unpleasant, you learn to accept it.
if two people are treated on the same terms or on equal terms, they are treated in the same way.
if two people are on good terms or on friendly terms, they are friendly towards each other.