different between fieldwork vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• field work

Etymology

From Middle English *felde-werk (found in plural felde werkes), equivalent to field +? work.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?fi?ldw??k/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /?fildw?k/
• Rhymes: -??(r)k

Noun

fieldwork (countable and uncountable, plural fieldworks)

1. (uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
2. (uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions

   That well Bob set up last weekend was some good fieldwork.

3. (in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.

   I thought the fieldwork in the course I was taking was going to be hard, but it was just interviewing people.

4. (countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.

   Billy's out building some fieldwork so that our enemies don't walk right over us.

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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