taxis

English

/ˈtæksɪs/, /ˈtæksiz/

noun
Definitions
  • (biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
  • (medicine) The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after injury.
  • (rhetoric) The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
  • arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
  • (historical) A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.

Etymology

Root from Proto-Indo-European *teh₂g- (touch, take hold of).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*teh₂g-

Gloss

touch, take hold of

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Emoji
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