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Taxonomy vs Subduction - What's the difference?

taxonomy | subduction |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and subduction

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while subduction is the action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.

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

    subduction

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The action of being pushed or drawn beneath another object.
  • (geology) The process in which one tectonic plate moves beneath another and sinks into the mantle at a convergent plate boundary.
  • The act of subducting or taking away.
  • (Bishop Hall)
  • Arithmetical subtraction.
  • Derived terms

    * subduction zone

    See also

    * obduction