different between superluminal vs taxonomy

English

Etymology

super- +? luminal

Adjective

superluminal (comparative more superluminal, superlative most superluminal)

1. (astronomy, physics, fiction, fantasy) Faster than light; having a speed greater than light.
   • 1984, Edward Edelson, "Faster than light?," Popular Science, p. 70 (retrieved 20 Nov 2013):

     The first thing to understand about superluminal expansion is that it isn't visible to the unaided eye. The objects that appear to be moving faster than light are emitting radio waves, not visible light.

Synonyms

• FTL, superlumic, hyperlight
• supercausal (faster than the speed of causality)

Antonyms

• STL, subluminal, sublumic, sublight

Derived terms

Related terms

• luminal
• subluminal

Translations

See also

• superluminous
• supersonic

Further reading

• faster-than-light on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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

Translations