different between quadriceps vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, literally “four-headed”, from quadri- +? -ceps, from quattuor (“four”) and from caput (“head”).

Noun

quadriceps (plural quadricepses or quadriceps)

1. (anatomy) A muscle having four heads, especially the large extensor at the front of the thigh.

Synonyms

• quads

Derived terms

• quadricipital

Related terms

• biceps
• triceps
• quadricep
• quadriceps femoris
• quadriceps tendon
• quadricepsplasty

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quadriceps, from quadri- +? -ceps.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwa.d?i.s?ps/, /ka.d?i.s?ps/

Noun

quadriceps m (plural quadriceps)

1. quadriceps (muscle)

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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