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Taxonomy vs Orogeny - What's the difference?

taxonomy | orogeny |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and orogeny

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while orogeny is the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.

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

    orogeny

    English

    Noun

    (orogenies)
  • (geology) the process of mountain building by the upward folding of the Earth's crust.
  • *2004 , Richard Fortey, The Earth , Folio Society 2011, p. 102:
  • *:When I asked Geoff Milnes what age the rocks were before they were turned into uncompromising gneisses by the Alpine orogeny he made a rueful face.

    • External links

    * (wikipedia "orogeny")