different between overheater vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

overheat +? -er

Noun

overheater (plural overheaters)

1. An individual who tends to feel too hot.
   • 1994, Skiing (volume 47, number 4, December 1994, page 212)

     Don't think that technical features and concern about breathability is only for super-techno-dweebs, backcountry skiers, and serious overheaters.

   • 2002, Gene Prater, Dave Felkley, Snowshoeing (page 75)

     A crewneck works well for overheaters and warm spring days; turtlenecks keep warmth in and snow out; and zippered turtlenecks are the most versatile. There are varying fabric thicknesses to choose from on the market.

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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