noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɒl.ə.d͡ʒi/
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General-American:/ˌmɛθ.əˈdɑ.lə.d͡ʒi/
General-American:/ˌmɛθ.ɪˈdɑ.lɪ.d͡ʒi/
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CMU ARPABET:M EH2 TH AH0 D AA1 L AH0 JH IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The study of methods used in a field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Examples
research methodology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
A collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
Examples
agile methodology
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: technique, means, procedure
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
The implementation of such methods etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: method
Narrower terms: scientific method
5
noun
Meaning 5
the branch of philosophy that analyzes the principles and procedures of inquiry in a particular discipline
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: methodological analysis
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: epistemology
History
Etymology
From French méthodologie. By surface analysis, method + -ology.
Across languages
Translations
65 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
مَنْهَج
(manhaj)
— the study of methods used in a field
Armenian:
մեթոդաբանություն
(metʻodabanutʻyun)
— the study of methods used in a field
Bengali:
প্রণালীবিদ্যা
(pronalibidda)
— the study of methods used in a field
Catalan:
metodologia
— the study of methods used in a field
Chinese Mandarin:
方法論 /方法论
(fāngfǎlùn)
— the study of methods used in a field
Czech:
metodologie
— the study of methods used in a field
Danish:
metodologi
— the study of methods used in a field
Dutch:
methodologie
— the study of methods used in a field
Finnish:
menetelmäoppi
— the study of methods used in a field
French:
méthodologie
— the study of methods used in a field
Galician:
metodoloxía
— the study of methods used in a field
Georgian:
მეთოდიკა
(metodiḳa)
— the study of methods used in a field
Georgian:
მეთოდოლოგია
(metodologia)
— the study of methods used in a field
German:
Methodologie
— the study of methods used in a field
German:
Methodik
— the study of methods used in a field
Greek:
μεθοδολογία
(methodología)
— the study of methods used in a field
Hungarian:
módszertan
— the study of methods used in a field
Indonesian:
metodologi
— the study of methods used in a field
Irish:
modheolaíocht
— the study of methods used in a field
Italian:
metodologia
— the study of methods used in a field
Japanese:
方法論
(hōhōron)
— the study of methods used in a field
Kazakh:
әдіснама
(ädısnama)
— the study of methods used in a field
Kazakh:
әдістеме
(ädısteme)
— the study of methods used in a field
Korean:
방법론
(bangbeomnon)
— the study of methods used in a field
Malay:
perkaedahan
— the study of methods used in a field
Malay:
metodologi
— the study of methods used in a field
Norwegian Bokmål:
metodikk
— the study of methods used in a field
Norwegian Nynorsk:
metodikk
— the study of methods used in a field
Persian:
روششناسی
(raveš-šenâsi)
— the study of methods used in a field
Polish:
metodologia
— the study of methods used in a field
Portuguese:
metodologia
— the study of methods used in a field
Romanian:
metodologie
— the study of methods used in a field
Russian:
методоло́гия
(metodológija)
— the study of methods used in a field
Russian:
мето́дика
(metódika)
— the study of methods used in a field
Spanish:
metodología
— the study of methods used in a field
Ukrainian:
методоло́гія
(metodolóhija)
— the study of methods used in a field
Volapük:
metodav
— the study of methods used in a field
Catalan:
metodologia
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Czech:
metodika
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Danish:
metodik
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Dutch:
methodologie
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Finnish:
metodologia
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
French:
méthodologie
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Georgian:
მეთოდოლოგია
(metodologia)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
German:
Methodologie
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
German:
Methodik
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Greek:
μεθοδολογία
(methodología)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Hindi:
कार्यपद्धति
(kāryapaddhati)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Hindi:
कार्यविधि
(kāryavidhi)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Hindi:
कार्यप्रणाली
(kāryapraṇālī)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Irish:
modheolaíocht
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Japanese:
手順
(tejun)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Japanese:
方法
(hōhō)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Japanese:
手法
(shuhō)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Polish:
metodyka
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Portuguese:
metodologia
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Romanian:
metodologie
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Russian:
мето́дика
(metódika)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Spanish:
metodología
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Ukrainian:
методоло́гія
(metodolóhija)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Yiddish:
מעטאָדיק
(metodik)
— a collection of methods, practices, procedures and rules used by those who work in some field
Finnish:
menetelmä
— the implementation of such methods etc.
Japanese:
方法
(hōhō)
— the implementation of such methods etc.
Japanese:
手法
(shuhō)
— the implementation of such methods etc.
Portuguese:
metodologia
— the implementation of such methods etc.