different between pullover vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From the verb phrase pull over.

Noun

pullover (plural pullovers)

1. A sweater that must be put on by pulling it over the head; a sweater without buttons or a zipper in front
2. (weightlifting) An exercise performed lying on the back in which the arms are extended behind the head and exertion lifts the weight above the head.
3. (gymnastics, horizontal bar) An exercise in which the gymnast pulls up from a hang lifting the legs up and over the bar thus rolling into a support position.
4. (chiefly law enforcement) An instance of a vehicle being pulled over.
   • 2010, D. E. Gray, The Warrior in Me (page 23)

     I followed my training in the academy regarding vehicle pullovers.

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See also

• cardigan
• jumper
• pushover
• sweater
• sweatshirt

Anagrams

• overpull

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English pullover.

Noun

pullover m (invariable)

1. pullover, sweater

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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