Taxis
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈtæksɪs/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taxis is a noun meaning (biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
Meaning
(biology) The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
More Meanings
- (medicine) The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.
- (rhetoric) The arrangement of the parts of a topic.
- arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar
- plural of taxi
- third-person singular simple present indicative of taxi
- (historical) A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.
Word Forms
- taxes
- taxies
Synonyms for taxis
Depending on context, synonyms include reduction.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taxicab, cab, hack, cabbie, fare, rank.
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