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Taxonomy vs Ablative - What's the difference?

taxonomy | ablative |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and ablative

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while ablative is .

taxonomy

Noun

(taxonomies)
  • The science or the technique used to make a classification.
  • A classification; especially , a classification in a hierarchical system.
  • (taxonomy, uncountable) The science of finding, describing, classifying and naming organisms.
  • Synonyms

    * alpha taxonomy

    Derived terms

    * folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomy

    See also

    * classification * rank * taxon * domain * kingdom * subkingdom * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * class * subclass * infraclass * superorder * order * suborder * infraorder * parvorder * superfamily * family * subfamily * genus * species * subspecies * superregnum * regnum * subregnum * superphylum * phylum * subphylum * classis * subclassis * infraclassis * superordo * ordo * subordo * infraordo * taxon * superfamilia * familia * subfamilia * ontology

    ablative

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement.
  • (obsolete) Pertaining to taking away or removing.
  • * , 1622The Works of Joseph Hall: Sermons (http://books.google.com/books?id=6KA9AAAAYAAJ), page 123
  • Where the heart is forestalled with misopinion, ablative directions are found needful to unteach error, ere we can learn truth.
  • (engineering, nautical) Sacrificial, wearing away or being destroyed in order to protect the underlying, as in ablative paints used for antifouling. .
  • (medical) Relating to the removal of a body part, tumor, or organ.
  • (geology) Relating to the erosion of a land mass; relating to the melting or evaporation of a glacier.
  • Derived terms

    *

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (grammar) The ablative case.
  • An ablative material.
  • Derived terms

    * ablative absolute

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