THE COLLIER CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM FOR VERY SMALL OBJECTS: CLASSIFICATION CHART
- Please refer to the instructions to use this chart - > Indicates contributor additions to the charts - (e) or (i) When two word fragments cannot be put together into a pronounceable form, connecting letters may be added. Options appear in parentheses.
First name: A+B
A. Status Onli - once living Neli – never living
B. Component frag - a fragment or incomplete part of a whole part - a complete part of a larger whole whol - a whole individual entity
Second name: C+D
C. Point of origin >Ally – found in an alley >Bag(e) – found in a bag Bas(e) – found in a basement Beach(e) – found on a beach Bookstor(e) – found in a bookstore Buildi - found inside a building Clos(e) – found in a closet or wardrobe Drar(e) – found in a drawer >Dune – found in a desert >Els(e)-found attached to something else >Field(e) – found in a field >Flor(e) _ found on the floor Gift(e) – given as a gift >Head(e) – found on a head Hous(e) – found inside a house >Humnfur(e) – found in human hair Machappli – found inside a machine or appliance Park(e) – found in a park or forest Petfur(e) – found in or on a pet’s fur, feathers, or hair Pock(e) – found in a pocket Porch(e) – found on a porch >Punkon(e) – point of origin unknown Shosol(e) – found on the sole of a shoe Stret(e) – found in the street Tabl(e) – found on a table or desk >Trous(e)-found on trousers Underweb(e) – found under a spider’s web >Vial(e) - found in a glass vial Watr(e) – found in the water Yard(e) – found in a yard or garden
D. Apparent purpose or function acculicorn – to accumulate in corners aripest – to be an aerial pest >arit – for the purpose of art attach – to attach to other things crecrawli – to creep and crawl conjoin - to connect or join two separate things deco – decorative disgups – to disgust or upset edi – primarily intended to be eaten electro – electronic float – to float in or on water >ident – to identify something else >igni – to ignite or be lit on fire mecho – mechanical nouse – no apparent purpose or function partof – only obvious purpose or function is as part of a larger whole protect – a protective wrapping or covering rol – to roll around >seedifi – to act like a seed stabscrach - to scratch or stab things stictothing – to stick or cling to surfaces >unkno – unable to determine purpose or function >wrapa – to wrap something up >writ – to write with
Third name: E+F+G+H
E. General color blak(e) - predominantly black blu - predominantly blue brown(e) - predominantly brown gren(e) - predominantly green gray - predominantly gray metal(i) – a natural or applied metallic color multico - multi-colored, no individual dominant color orang(e) - predominantly orange pink(e) - predominantly pink purpl(e) - predominantly purple red(e) - predominantly red >stripi – has stripes tan(e) - predominantly tan transluc(e) – transparent or translucent whit(e) - predominantly white yelo - predominantly yellow
F. General shape circu – generally circular con(e) – generally cone shaped curv(e) – generally curved cyli – generally cylindrical flat(e) – generally flat >hyperbowle – generally hyperbolic (bowl shaped) irre – irregular line - relatively long and linear >orangurv – having the shape of an orange pointi – having one or more tapered or pointed ends recti – generally rectangular round(e) - rounded but not spherical spheri – generally spherical symme – primarily symmetrical tria – generally triangular
G. Consistency or surface texture britl(e) – brittle crunc(i) – crunchy dul(e) – dull >fibri – fibrous flexi - flexible hard(e) – hard roug(e) – rough rubry – rubbery sharp(e) – sharp tip or edges shin(i) – shiny smoth(e) – smooth soft(e) – soft squis(i) – squishy wet(e) – wet, slimy or sticky
H. Visual comparison For this category an object may not be described as resembling itself. A plant or plant part cannot be plantlike.
Architect and primary author, Brian D Collier
- Please refer to the instructions to use this chart - > Indicates contributor additions to the charts - (e) or (i) When two word fragments cannot be put together into a pronounceable form, connecting letters may be added. Options appear in parentheses.
First name: A+B
A. Status Onli - once living Neli – never living
B. Component frag - a fragment or incomplete part of a whole part - a complete part of a larger whole whol - a whole individual entity
Second name: C+D
C. Point of origin >Ally – found in an alley >Bag(e) – found in a bag Bas(e) – found in a basement Beach(e) – found on a beach Bookstor(e) – found in a bookstore Buildi - found inside a building Clos(e) – found in a closet or wardrobe Drar(e) – found in a drawer >Dune – found in a desert >Els(e)-found attached to something else >Field(e) – found in a field >Flor(e) _ found on the floor Gift(e) – given as a gift >Head(e) – found on a head Hous(e) – found inside a house >Humnfur(e) – found in human hair Machappli – found inside a machine or appliance Park(e) – found in a park or forest Petfur(e) – found in or on a pet’s fur, feathers, or hair Pock(e) – found in a pocket Porch(e) – found on a porch >Punkon(e) – point of origin unknown Shosol(e) – found on the sole of a shoe Stret(e) – found in the street Tabl(e) – found on a table or desk >Trous(e)-found on trousers Underweb(e) – found under a spider’s web >Vial(e) - found in a glass vial Watr(e) – found in the water Yard(e) – found in a yard or garden
D. Apparent purpose or function acculicorn – to accumulate in corners aripest – to be an aerial pest >arit – for the purpose of art attach – to attach to other things crecrawli – to creep and crawl conjoin - to connect or join two separate things deco – decorative disgups – to disgust or upset edi – primarily intended to be eaten electro – electronic float – to float in or on water >ident – to identify something else >igni – to ignite or be lit on fire mecho – mechanical nouse – no apparent purpose or function partof – only obvious purpose or function is as part of a larger whole protect – a protective wrapping or covering rol – to roll around >seedifi – to act like a seed stabscrach - to scratch or stab things stictothing – to stick or cling to surfaces >unkno – unable to determine purpose or function >wrapa – to wrap something up >writ – to write with
Third name: E+F+G+H
E. General color blak(e) - predominantly black blu - predominantly blue brown(e) - predominantly brown gren(e) - predominantly green gray - predominantly gray metal(i) – a natural or applied metallic color multico - multi-colored, no individual dominant color orang(e) - predominantly orange pink(e) - predominantly pink purpl(e) - predominantly purple red(e) - predominantly red >stripi – has stripes tan(e) - predominantly tan transluc(e) – transparent or translucent whit(e) - predominantly white yelo - predominantly yellow
F. General shape circu – generally circular con(e) – generally cone shaped curv(e) – generally curved cyli – generally cylindrical flat(e) – generally flat >hyperbowle – generally hyperbolic (bowl shaped) irre – irregular line - relatively long and linear >orangurv – having the shape of an orange pointi – having one or more tapered or pointed ends recti – generally rectangular round(e) - rounded but not spherical spheri – generally spherical symme – primarily symmetrical tria – generally triangular
G. Consistency or surface texture britl(e) – brittle crunc(i) – crunchy dul(e) – dull >fibri – fibrous flexi - flexible hard(e) – hard roug(e) – rough rubry – rubbery sharp(e) – sharp tip or edges shin(i) – shiny smoth(e) – smooth soft(e) – soft squis(i) – squishy wet(e) – wet, slimy or sticky
H. Visual comparison For this category an object may not be described as resembling itself. A plant or plant part cannot be plantlike.
anilik – resembles a larger animal or animal part, ex. horns, teeth, major body parts, etc. biggerlik – resembles something bigger than but like itself >buglik – resembles a bug, other small invertebrate, or part thereof >cliplik – resembles a fingernail clipping otherlik – resembles an unspecified thing other than itself plantlik – resembles a plant or plant part unlik - resembles nothing but itself
Architect and primary author, Brian D Collier