Terminology

Terminology is a browser for the English language – part dictionary/thesaurus and part research tool. Terminology is designed to make it easy to explore words and phrases, diving down to more and less specific terms - accessing the web and other apps for more detail and sharing.

On a Mac? Install Terminology in the system Dictionary App

Dictionary and Thesaurus

• Full offline U.S. English dictionary and word reference with simple clear definitions of root words and phrases. Learn more about Terminology’s WordNet-based dictionary
• Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and deeper word relations such as: more and less specific words, part, part of, members, member of, pertains to and more
• Audio pronuciations
• Share extension to lookup any text selection in any app
• Favorite terms for quick access
• Term browsing history
• Add notes to any term
• Term of the Day
• Wildcard (?,*) searching
• Spelling suggestions

Reference Tool

• Actions extend your research with quick links directly to the terms you look up in web resources and other reference apps
• Access iOS system dictionaries with “Look up” action
• Action Library with pre-configured actions for popular reference, search and other resources–like Wikipedia, Google, IMDb and more
• Create and share custom actions (Pro unlock required)
• Load web resources using in-app browser or Safari
• Deep link to terms in other apps when supported

Great Integration

• Share extension and Today widget for quick access
• 3D Touch and iPad Multitasking/Split View support
• Dark theme with auto-switching (Pro unlock required)
• iCloud sync of favorites, history and actions between multiple devices
• Spotlight and Handoff support
• Great Dynamic Text and VoiceOver support
• Extensive support for URL scheme integration via x-callback-url. Details on the developer page