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taxis

1

[ tak-sis ]

noun

plural taxes
  1. arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
  2. Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.
  3. Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.
  4. Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.


taxis

2

[ tak-seez ]

noun

  1. a plural of taxi.

-taxis

3
  1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words:

    heterotaxis.

taxis

1

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
  2. surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

-taxis

2

combining form

  1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

    thermotaxis

  2. order or arrangement

    phyllotaxis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • -tactic, combining_form:in_adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of taxis1

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek á澱, equivalent to tak- (base of á𾱲 to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of taxis1

C18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order

Origin of taxis2

from New Latin, from Greek taxis order
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Example Sentences

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