| 单词 | taxis |
| 释义 | taxis1[ tak-sis ] / ˈtæk sɪs / noun, plural tax·es [tak-seez]. /ˈtæk siz/.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. Origin of taxis11720–30; <New Latin <Greek táxis, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis-sis Definition for taxis (2 of 3)taxis2 [ tak-seez ] / ˈtæk siz / nouna plural of taxi. Definition for taxis (3 of 3)-taxis a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words: heterotaxis. Compare tax-, taxi-, taxo-, -taxy. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for taxis (1 of 2)taxis / (ˈtæksɪs) / nounthe 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 Word Origin for taxisC18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order British Dictionary definitions for taxis (2 of 2)-taxis -taxyn combining formindicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulusthermotaxis order or arrangementphyllotaxis Derived forms of -taxis-tactic or -taxic, adj combining formWord Origin for -taxisfrom New Latin, from Greek taxis order 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 Medical definitions for taxis (1 of 2)taxis [ tăk′sĭs ] n. pl. tax•es (tăk′sēz)The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light. The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation. Medical definitions for taxis (2 of 2)-taxis suff.Order; arrangement:stereotaxis. Responsive movement; taxis:chemotaxis. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |
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