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Taxonomy vs Tritone - What's the difference?

taxonomy | tritone |

As a noun taxonomy

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

As a proper noun tritone is

triton.

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

    tritone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (music) An interval of three whole tones.
  • * {{quote-news, 2007, February 17, Ben Ratliff, For Some Unmellowed Metalheads, Middle Age Is Nothing to Fear, New York Times citation
    • , passage=The mini-epic “Seasons in the Abyss,” with its ringing tritone interval at the beginning, its extended solos, its medium tempo, was as close as Slayer got to a groove. }}
    The tritone has a pitch ratio close to 17:12.

    Synonyms

    *

    Abbreviations

    * TT

    Related terms

    * augmented fourth * diminished fifth