Metonymy
WordNet
noun
(1) Substituting the name of an attribute or feature for the name of the thing itself (as in `they counted heads')
WiktionaryText
Noun
- The use of a single characteristic or name of an object to identify an entire object or related object.
Hyponyms
- synecdoche, synecdochy
- Some consider synecdoche a specific type of metonymy, while others class them as exclusive.