Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [trop-uh-tak-sis, troh-puh-]
- /ˌtrɒp əˈtæk sɪs, ˌtroʊ pə-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [trop-uh-tak-sis, troh-puh-]
- /ˌtrɒp əˈtæk sɪs, ˌtroʊ pə-/
Definitions of tropotaxis word
- noun tropotaxis straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body. 1
- noun tropotaxis the movement of an animal in response to stimuli received simultaneously from two separate sense organs 0
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Origin of tropotaxis
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; tropo- + -taxis
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Parts of speech for Tropotaxis
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
tropotaxis popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 67% 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.
tropotaxis usage trend in Literature
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