different between academical vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

academic +? -al (“related to”)

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?æk.??d?m.?.kl?/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?æk.??d?m.?.kl?/
• Rhymes: -?m?k?l

Adjective

academical

1. (rare) Belonging to the school of Plato; believing in Plato's philosophy; sceptical . [First attested in the late 16th century.]
2. Pertaining to a university or other form of higher education. [First attested in the late 16th century.]

Translations

Noun

academical (plural academicals)

1. (plural only) Academic dress, consisting of a cap and gown. [First attested in the early 19th century.]

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French taxonomie. Surface analysis taxo- +? -nomy.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /tæk?s?n?mi/
• (US) IPA^(key): /tæk?s??n?mi/
• Rhymes: -?n?mi

Noun

taxonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taxonomies)

1. The science or the technique used to make a classification.
2. A classification; especially, a classification in a hierarchical system.
3. (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.

Synonyms

• taxonomics
• (science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms): alpha taxonomy

Coordinate terms

• nomenclature
• ontology

Derived terms

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