Aerotropy
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Aerotropy is a noun meaning movement (typically of plants) towards the air or oxygen.
Meaning
movement (typically of plants) towards the air or oxygen.
Example Sentences
The first one consists of isotropic Gaussian-basis functions; the other consists of aerotropy Gaussian-basis functions.
The growth of these polypi is almost always towards the current of air, and thus they represent what might be called a certain “aerotropy."
According to the original four-beam correlation method, it is expected that p dependence at each R#95;f represents aerotropy of the correlation function at each R#95;f.
Ewing's suggestion of the existence of longitudinal and transverse waves in earthquake motion had still to meet objections arising from the question of aerotropy of the material in the earth ' s interior .
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include odortaxis, aerophile, anemotropism, anaerophyte, aeropyle, aerophore.
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