methodology

English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French méthodologie. Surface etymology is method + -ology

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meθəˈdɒlədʒi/
• IPA^(key): /ˌmɜθəˈdɑlədʒi/, /ˌmɜθɪˈdɑlɪdʒi/

Noun

methodology (countable and uncountable, plural methodologies)

1. The study of methods used in a field.
2. (proscribed) A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
3. The implementation of such methods etc.

Usage notes

Etymologically, methodology refers to the study of methods. Thus the use of methodology as a synonym for methods (or other simple terms such as means, technique, or procedure) is proscribed as both inaccurate and pretentious.

Derived terms

• antimethodology
• ethnomethodology
• methodological
• methodologically
• multimethodology
• scientific methodology

 

Translations

the study of methods used in a field

• Armenian: մեթոդաբանություն (hy) (metʻodabanutʻyun)
• Catalan: metodologia (ca) f
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 方法論／方法论 (zh) (fāngfǎlùn), 方法论 (zh) (fāngfǎlùn)

• Czech: metodologie f
• Finnish: menetelmäoppi (fi)
• French: méthodologie (fr) f
• Galician: metodoloxía f
• Georgian: მეთოდიკა (metodiḳa), მეთოდოლოგია (metodologia)
• German: Methodologie (de) f, Methodik (de) f
• Greek: μεθοδολογία (el) f (methodología)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Indonesian: metodologi (id)
• Italian: metodologia (it)
• Japanese: 方法論 (ja) (hōhōron)
• Malay: perkaedahan, metodologi
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: metodikk m

  Nynorsk: metodikk m

• Portuguese: metodologia (pt) f
• Romanian: metodologie (ro) f
• Russian: методоло́гия (ru) f (metodológija), мето́дика (ru) f (metódika)
• Volapük: metodav

a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field

• Catalan: metodologia (ca) f
• Czech: metodika (cs) f
• Finnish: metodologia (fi)
• French: méthodologie (fr) f
• Georgian: მეთოდოლოგია (metodologia)
• German: Methodologie (de) f, Methodik (de) f
• Greek: μεθοδολογία (el) f (methodología)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: modheolaíocht f
• Japanese: 手順 (ja) (tejun), 方法 (ja) (hōhō), 手法 (ja) (shuhō)
• Polish: metodologia (pl) f
• Portuguese: metodologia (pt) f
• Romanian: metodologie (ro) f
• Russian: мето́дика (ru) f (metódika)
• Yiddish: מעטאָדיק f (metodik)

the implementation of such methods etc.

• Finnish: menetelmä (fi)
• Japanese: 方法 (ja) (hōhō), 手法 (ja) (shuhō)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: metodologia (pt) f