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Taxonomy vs Endward - What's the difference?

taxonomy | endward |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective endward is

being positioned toward the end; pertaining to the end or rear.

As an adverb endward is

toward the end; rearward.

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

    endward

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Being positioned toward the end; pertaining to the end or rear.
  • *1920 , United States. Patent Office, Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office :
  • [...] having a top section slidable upon the upper edge of the fire pot and a vertical section movable into contact with the converging side walls of the fire pot at either end on endward movement of the top section.
  • *1960 , Titus Evans, Radiation Research Society, Radiation research :
  • The deviation of ID for both the sideward and endward cases is qualitatively like that of a slim pencil-shaped [...]

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • Toward the end; rearward.