different between hatstand vs taxonomy

English

Alternative forms

• hat stand, hat-stand

Etymology

hat +? stand

Pronunciation

Noun

hatstand (plural hatstands)

1. (Britain) A device used to store hats upon. Usually made of wood and standing at least five foot tall, they have a single pole making up most of the height, with a sturdy base to prevent toppling, and an array of lengthy pegs at the top for placement of hats.

Synonyms

• (pole with pegs): coatstand; hatrack, coatrack (US)

Translations

Adjective

hatstand (comparative more hatstand, superlative most hatstand)

1. (Britain, slang) Crazy, insane.

See also

• hatstand on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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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