Taxonomy vs Counterpoise - What's the difference?
taxonomy | counterpoise |
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.
A weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.
An equal power or force acting in opposition; a force sufficient to balance another force.
The relation of two weights or forces which balance each other; equilibrium; equiponderance.
To act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.
* Sir K. Digby
To act against with equal power; to balance.
* Spenser
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and counterpoise
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while counterpoise is a weight sufficient to balance another, as in the opposite scale of a balance; an equal weight.As a verb counterpoise is
to act against with equal weight; to equal in weight; to balance the weight of; to counterbalance.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 * ontologycounterpoise
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Noun
(en noun)Verb
(counterpois)- Weights, counterpoising one another.
- So many freeholders of English will be able to beard and to counterpoise the rest.