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- [troh-piz-uh m]
- /ˈtroʊ pɪz əm/
- /trˈəʊpɪzəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [troh-piz-uh m]
- /ˈtroʊ pɪz əm/
Definitions of tropism word
- noun tropism an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement. 1
- noun tropism the response of an organism, esp a plant, to an external stimulus by growth in a direction determined by the stimulus 0
- noun tropism the positive, or negative, attraction of a plant or sessile animal toward, or away from, a stimulus, as in the turning of a sunflower toward the light 0
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Origin of tropism
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
First recorded in 1895-1900; independent use of -tropism
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Parts of speech for Tropism
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tropism popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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