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Taxonomy vs Weaving - What's the difference?

taxonomy | weaving |

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and weaving

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while weaving is (uncountable) the process of making woven material on a loom.

As a verb weaving is

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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

    weaving

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The process of making woven material on a loom.
  • (countable) A piece of such material.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=September 28, author=Holland Cotter, title=Lenore Tawney, an Innovator in Weaving, Dies at 100, work=New York Times citation
  • , passage=In the 1960s, in addition to small-scale weavings influenced by American Indian, Peruvian and African art, she began producing enigmatic assemblage boxes and collages, including postcard collages, which she sent to friends.}}
  • (countable) An unsteady motion back and forth.
  • * 1980 , David Madsen, Black Plume
  • Through some ill-understood quirk of balance, his drunken weavings did nothing to upset the tray — it seemed to remain calmly horizontal.

    Verb

    (head)
  • The motorcycle is weaving in and out of traffic