geotaxis

ge·o·tax·is

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jee-oh-tak-sis]
- /ˌdʒi oʊˈtæk sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [jee-oh-tak-sis]
- /ˌdʒi oʊˈtæk sɪs/

Definitions of geotaxis word

noun geotaxis oriented movement of a motile organism toward or away from a gravitational force. 1
noun geotaxis The motion of a motile organism or cell in response to the force of gravity. 1
noun geotaxis movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of gravity 0
noun geotaxis the positive (or negative) response of a freely moving organism to (or against) gravity 0
noun geotaxis (biology) A living creature's ability to move by orienting itself by gravitational forces. 0

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Origin of geotaxis

First appearance:

before 1960

One of the 3% newest English words

First recorded in 1960-65; geo- + -taxis

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Parts of speech for Geotaxis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Geotaxis

geotaxis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

geotaxis usage trend in Literature

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