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taxis
1[ tak-sis ]
noun
- arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
- Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.
- Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.
- Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.
taxis
2[ tak-seez ]
noun
- a plural of taxi.
-taxis
3- a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words:
heterotaxis.
taxis
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus
- surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only
-taxis
2combining form
- indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus
thermotaxis
- order or arrangement
phyllotaxis
Derived Forms
- -tactic, combining_form:in_adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of taxis1
Origin of taxis2
Example Sentences
Tesla was granted a permit in California allowing it to operate its own fleet of taxis driven by company employees, state officials said, the first in a step toward autonomous Tesla taxis.
Then comes the cost of any drinks, taxis, late-night trips to the kebab shop.
Every Uber driver in the UK will be eligible for 20 hours of free childcare under a new scheme intended to get more women driving taxis.
It already operates self-driving taxis in Phoenix, San Francisco, Los Angeles and Austin, Texas and is promising to launch soon in Atlanta and Miami, Florida.
Rather, the permit is a prerequisite for the commission’s Autonomous Vehicle Passenger Service, which would give Tesla permission to deploy driverless taxis in the state.
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