different between quadrilateral vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

From Latin quadrilaterus, quadri- (“four”) + Latin later?lis (“sided”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?kw?d.???læt.??.?l/
• enPR: kwäd'-r?-l?t?-?r-?l
• Rhymes: -æt???l

Noun

quadrilateral (plural quadrilaterals)

1. A polygon with four sides.
2. An area defended by four fortresses supporting each other.

   The Venetian quadrilateral comprised Mantua, Peschiera, Verona, and Legnano.

Hyponyms

• See also Thesaurus:quadrilateral

Translations

Adjective

quadrilateral (not comparable)

1. Having four sides.

Translations

Portuguese

Adjective

quadrilateral m or f (plural quadrilaterais, comparable)

1. quadrilateral (having four sides)

   Synonym: quadrilátero

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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