gyrotaxis
English
noun
Definitions
- (biology) Any directed locomotion resulting from a combination of gravitational and viscous torques in a flow.
Etymology
Prefix from English taxis (arrangment of parts).
Origin
English
taxis
Gloss
arrangment of parts
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- aerotaxis English
- anataxis English
- anemotaxis English
- barotaxis English
- chemotaxis English
- chronotaxis English
- clinotaxis English
- cytotaxis English
- electrotaxis English
- fluxotaxis English
- galvanotaxis English
- geotaxis English
- gravitaxis English
- haptotaxis English
- heliotaxis English
- hemotaxis English
- heterotaxis English
- homotaxis English
- hydrotaxis English
- hypotaxis English
- infotaxis English
- klinotaxis English
- leukotaxis English
- ligamentotaxis English
- magnetotaxis English
- mechanotaxis English
- mnemotaxis English
- odortaxis English
- oxytaxis English
- parataxis English
- phobotaxis English
- phonotaxis English
- phototaxis English
- phyllotaxis English
- rhizotaxis English
- scototaxis English
- stereotaxis English
- taxis English
- telotaxis English
- thermotaxis English
- thigmotaxis English
- tropotaxis English
- *teh₂g- Proto-Indo-European
- taxis
- oxytaxis
- anataxis
- geotaxis
- telotaxis
- homotaxis
- infotaxis
- aerotaxis
- hypotaxis
- parataxis
- cytotaxis
- hemotaxis
- barotaxis
- odortaxis
- phobotaxis
- phototaxis
- anemotaxis
- fluxotaxis
- phonotaxis
- scototaxis
- chemotaxis
- klinotaxis
- hydrotaxis
- tropotaxis
- rhizotaxis
- leukotaxis
- haptotaxis
- clinotaxis
- gravitaxis
- heliotaxis
- mnemotaxis
- thermotaxis
- heterotaxis
- thigmotaxis
- phyllotaxis
- chronotaxis
- stereotaxis
- magnetotaxis
- mechanotaxis
- electrotaxis
- galvanotaxis
- ligamentotaxis