Taxonomy vs Portrait - What's the difference?
taxonomy | portrait |
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.
A painting or other picture of a person, especially the head and shoulders.
* Sir J. Reynolds
(figuratively) An accurate depiction of a person, a mood, etc.
(computing, printing) A print orientation where the vertical sides are longer than the horizontal sides.
Representing the actual features of an individual; not ideal.
As nouns the difference between taxonomy and portrait
is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while portrait is .taxonomy
English
(wikipedia taxonomy)Noun
(taxonomies)Synonyms
* alpha taxonomyDerived terms
* folk taxonomy * scientific taxonomySee 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 * ontologyportrait
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Alternative forms
* pourtraict (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- In portraits , the grace, and, we may add, the likeness, consists more in the general air than in the exact similitude of every feature.
- The author painted a good portrait of urban life in New York in his latest book.
Antonyms
* (print mode or selection) landscape * (print mode or selection) profileAdjective
(-)- a portrait''' bust; a '''portrait statue