Taxonomy vs Checkmate - What's the difference?
taxonomy | checkmate |
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.
(chess) Word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.
The conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.
(figuratively, by extension) Any losing situation with no escape; utter defeat.
(chess) To put the king of an opponent into checkmate.
(by extension) To place in a losing situation that has no escape.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and checkmate
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while checkmate is the conclusive victory in a game of chess that occurs when an opponent's king is threatened with unavoidable capture.As an interjection checkmate is
word called out by the victor when making the conclusive move.As a verb checkmate is
to put the king of an opponent into checkmate.taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologycheckmate
English
Interjection
(en interjection)Synonyms
* (chess)Noun
(wikipedia checkmate) (en noun)Verb
(checkmat)- That jerk checkmated me in four moves!
References
*Daily Times article on the etymology of the word