different between yachting vs taxonomy

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?t??

Verb

yachting

1. present participle of yacht

Noun

yachting (countable and uncountable, plural yachtings)

1. (often attributive) A physical activity involving boats, be it racing sailing boats, cruising to distant shores, or day-sailing along a coast.

Derived terms

• ice yachting

Translations

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /j?.ti?/

Noun

yachting m (plural yachtings)

1. yachting

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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