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taxonomy | squashable |

As a noun taxonomy

is the science or the technique used to make a classification.

As an adjective squashable is

capable of being squashed.

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

    squashable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being squashed.
  • * 1996 , Chris Butlin, Maureen Maybank, Physics on the move (page 31)
    • Seatbelts, airbags, collapsible steering columns, dentable windscreens, squashable fascias and squashable front and rear ends have all added to safety, but how? To answer that you will need to recall some GCSE physics and learn more formal ways of expressing it — using equations and graphs.
  • (mathematics)
  • * 2006 , American Institute of Mathematical Sciences, Discrete and continuous dynamical systems: Volume 16
    • All other ergodic invariant Radon measures are squashable , and there are infinitely many such measures...

    Related terms

    * squashability