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Taxonomy vs Metamerism - What's the difference?

taxonomy | metamerism |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and metamerism

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while metamerism is (biology) the segmentation of the body into similar discrete units.

taxonomy

English

(wikipedia 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

    metamerism

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (biology) The segmentation of the body into similar discrete units
  • (colorimetry ) The matching of apparent color of objects with different spectral power distributions.
    • Whilst the new paint was a good metameric match under natural light, it looked odd under a fluorescent light.
  • (chemistry) structural isomerism

    • Related terms

    *metamer *metamere *metameric