As nouns the difference between taxonomy and fricative
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while fricative is (phonetics) any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant english /f/ and /s/ are fricatives.
As an adjective fricative is
(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
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
fricative
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(phonetics) Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonant. English /f/ and /s/ are fricatives.
Synonyms
* (archaic) spirant
Derived terms
* groove fricative
* lateral fricative
* slit fricative
Adjective
(
en adjective)
(phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity.
Derived terms
* fricativise, fricativize
* fricativisation, fricativization
See also
* affricate
* approximant
* lateral
* nasal
* plosive
* sibilant
External links
* (Fricative consonant)
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