As nouns the difference between taxonomy and photometer
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while photometer is (physics) any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
As a verb photometer is
(astronomy) to measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.
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
photometer
Noun
(
en noun)
(physics) Any of several instruments used to measure various aspects of the intensity of light.
Derived terms
* colorimetric photometer
* distribution photometer
* electronic photometer
* flame photometer
* flicker photometer
* grease spot photometer
* integrating-sphere photometer
* Joly photometer
* Kepler photometer
* light-distribution photometer
* photoelectric photometer
* photoemissive tube photometer
* shadow photometer
* spectrophotometer
* sphere photometer
* telephotometer
* wax-block photometer
* wedge photometer
* visual photometer
Related terms
* photometric
* photometry
Verb
(
en verb)
(astronomy) To measure some aspect of light (from a star) using a photometer.
Anagrams
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