different between microtonally vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

microtonal +? -ly

Adverb

microtonally (comparative more microtonally, superlative most microtonally)

1. In a microtonal manner.
   • 2005, William A. Sethares, Tuning, timbre, spectrum, scale

     This is possible because the pitches of the notes are allowed to vary microtonally. For instance, the C note in the second chord is played at 528 Hz […]

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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