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Taxonomy vs Nutation - What's the difference?

taxonomy | nutation |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and nutation

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while nutation is a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body.

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

    nutation

    English

    (wikipedia nutation)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (physics) a bobbing motion that accompanies the precession of a spinning rigid body
  • a nodding motion (of the head etc.)
  • (astronomy) any of several irregularities in the precession of the equinoxes caused by varying torque applied to the Earth by the Sun and the Moon
  • (botany) the circular motion of the tip of a growing shoot

    • Related terms

    * circumnutation * counternutation * nutate