different between volcanology vs taxonomy

volcanology

English

Alternative forms

  • vulcanology

Etymology

From French volcanologie, from volcan (volcano); and/or directly from volcano +? -logy.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /?v?l.k?n??l.?.d?i/, /?v?l.k?n??l.?.d?i/

Noun

volcanology (uncountable)

  1. The study of volcanoes.

Related terms

  • volcanologist

Translations

Further reading

  • volcanology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

volcanology From the web:

  • what does a volcanologist do
  • what does volcanology mean
  • what is volcanology the study of
  • what is volcanology definition
  • what is volcanology in science
  • what is volcanology and seismology
  • what is volcanology in geology
  • what is volcanology all about


taxonomy

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

taxonomy From the web:

  • what taxonomy means
  • what taxonomy are humans
  • what taxonomy do humans belong to
  • what taxonomy is not a type of taxonomy
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