different between bullpen vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

bull +? pen

Pronunciation

Noun

bullpen (plural bullpens)

1. An enclosed area used to hold bulls.

   Magnus and Big Buck are over in the bullpen, ready for tonight's rodeo.

2. (baseball) An enclosed area for pitchers to warm up in during a game.

   After that hit, there is activity in the bullpen.

3. (baseball) The relief pitchers of a team collectively.

   Their bullpen is worn out after yesterday's doubleheader where both games went 12 innings.

4. (figuratively) A place for someone or something to get ready.

   If this team of consultants fails, I have another warming up in the bullpen.

5. An open seating arrangement where project teams can communicate openly with minimal effort.

   We have our sales team in a bullpen setup to keep their energy flowing.

Translations

Spanish

Noun

bullpen m (plural bullpens)

1. (baseball) bullpen

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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