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—heliotactic /hee'lee oh tak"tik/, adj./hee'lee oh tak"sis/, n. Biol.movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight.[1895-1900; HELIO- + -TAXIS]
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heliotaxis — [hē′lē ō tak′sis] n. [ModL: see HELIO & TAXIS] the positive, or negative, response of a freely moving organism toward, or away from, sunlight … English World dictionary
heliotaxis — n. [Gr. helios, sun; taxis, arrangement] Taxis with sunlight as the stimulus; see phototaxis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heliotaxis — A form of phototaxis, and perhaps of thermotaxis, in which there is a tendency to growth or movement toward (positive h.) or away from (negative h.) the sun or the sunlight. SYN: heliotropism. [helio + G. taxis, orderly arrangement] * * *… … Medical dictionary
heliotaxis — n. movement of organisms toward or away from sunlight (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
heliotaxis — he·lio·tax·is … English syllables
heliotaxis — he•li•o•tax•is [[t]ˌhi li oʊˈtæk sɪs[/t]] n. bio movement of an organism toward or away from sunlight • Etymology: 1895–1900 he li•o•tac′tic tɪk adj … From formal English to slang
heliotaxis — /hilioʊˈtæksəs/ (say heeleeoh taksuhs) noun a phototaxis in response to sunlight. {helio + taxis} –heliotactic, adjective …
heliotaxis — n. movement towards or away from sunlight. ♦ heliotactic, a … Dictionary of difficult words
heliotaxis — |hēlēō|taksə̇s noun Etymology: New Latin, from heli (I) + taxis : phototaxis in which sunlight is the stimulus * * * heliotactic /hee lee oh tak tik/, adj. /hee lee oh tak sis/, n. Biol. movement of an organism toward or aw … Useful english dictionary
heliotropism — SYN: heliotaxis. [helio + G. trope, a turning] * * * he·li·ot·ro·pism .hē lē ä trə .piz əm n phototropism in which sunlight is the orienting stimulus he·lio·tro·pic lē ə trōp ik, träp adj * * * he·li·ot·ro·pism (he″le otґro piz əm)… … Medical dictionary
