different between decollate vs taxonomy

English

Etymology 1

From Latin decollare (“to behead”)

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: d?-k?l??t, d?k??-l?t, IPA^(key): /d??k?le?t/, /?d?k?le?t/

Verb

decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

1. (transitive) To behead.

Translations

Etymology 2

de- +? collate

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: d?-k?-l?t?, d?k??-l?t, IPA^(key): /di?k??le?t/, /?d?k?le?t/

Verb

decollate (third-person singular simple present decollates, present participle decollating, simple past and past participle decollated)

1. (transitive, computing) To separate the copies of multipart computer printout.

Anagrams

• ocellated

Italian

Verb

decollate

1. second-person plural present of decollare
2. second-person plural imperative of decollare

Latin

Verb

d?coll?te

1. second-person plural present active imperative of d?coll?

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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