different between ponderable vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From ponder +? -able.

Adjective

ponderable (comparative more ponderable, superlative most ponderable)

1. (physics) Having a detectable amount of matter; having a measurable mass.
2. Worthy of note; significant, interesting.
3. (rare) Heavy; ponderous.
   • 1936, Djuna Barnes, Nightwood, Faber & Faber 2007, p. 77:

     The very mother's head you swore by in the dock is a heavier head, crowned with ponderable hair.

Synonyms

• (having mass): massive
• (worthy of note): eminent, noteworthy; see also Thesaurus:notable
• (heavy, ponderous): hefty, massive, weighty

Related terms

• ponder
• ponderous

Spanish

Adjective

ponderable (plural ponderables)

1. ponderable, notable

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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