heliotaxis

he·li·o·tax·is

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-oh-tak-sis]
- /ˌhi li oʊˈtæk sɪs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hee-lee-oh-tak-sis]
- /ˌhi li oʊˈtæk sɪs/

Definitions of heliotaxis word

noun heliotaxis movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight. 1
noun heliotaxis movement of an entire organism in response to the stimulus of sunlight 0
noun heliotaxis the positive, or negative, response of a freely moving organism toward, or away from, sunlight 0
noun heliotaxis (biology) Phototaxis related to the sun. 0

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Origin of heliotaxis

First appearance:

before 1895

One of the 18% newest English words

First recorded in 1895-1900; helio- + -taxis

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Parts of speech for Heliotaxis

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Heliotaxis

heliotaxis popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 66% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

heliotaxis usage trend in Literature

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