different between fathomless vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

fathom +? -less

Adjective

fathomless (comparative more fathomless, superlative most fathomless)

1. Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
2. (by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.

Synonyms

• (very deep): soundless; See also Thesaurus:deep
• (incomprehensible): ungraspable, unknowable; See also Thesaurus:incomprehensible

Derived terms

• fathomlessly

Translations

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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