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Taxonomy vs Entrainment - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between taxonomy and entrainment

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while entrainment is any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid.

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

    entrainment

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia entrainment) (en noun)
  • Any of several processes in which a solid or liquid is put into motion by a fluid.
  • # The carrying away of droplets of liquid during violent boiling
  • # The movement of sediment in a stream of water or in a glacier
  • # The mixing of air currents
  • # The mixing of out flowing river water and underlying seawater.
  • (biology) The alignment of an organism's circadian rhythm to that of an external rhythm in its environment