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apheliotropic

Meaning of "apheliotropic" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD APHELIOTROPIC

See apo-, heliotropic.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF APHELIOTROPIC

æpˌhiːlɪəˈtrɒpɪk


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APHELIOTROPIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apheliotropic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APHELIOTROPIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of apheliotropic in the English dictionary

The definition of apheliotropic in the dictionary is growing in a direction away from the sunlight.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APHELIOTROPIC

adrenocorticotropic · allotropic · anisotropic · azeotropic · entropic · hydrotropic · inotropic · ionotropic · isentropic · isotropic · lipotropic · neurotropic · orthotropic · pantropic · phototropic · pleiotropic · psychotropic · thermotropic · thixotropic · tropic

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APHELIOTROPIC

aphanipterous · aphanite · aphanitic · aphasia · aphasiac · aphasic · aphelandra · aphelia · aphelian · aphelion · apheliotropism · apheresis · apheretic · aphesis · aphetic · aphetically · aphetize · aphicide · aphid · aphides

WORDS THAT END LIKE APHELIOTROPIC

anisometropic · anthropic · diageotropic · emmetropic · gonadotropic · heliotropic · hydropic · hyperopic · lycanthropic · misanthropic · morphotropic · neotropic · nootropic · philanthropic · psilanthropic · somatotropic · stereotropic · subtropic · thyrotropic · topic · xenotropic

Synonyms and antonyms of apheliotropic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
380 millions of speakers
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apheliotropic
280 millions of speakers
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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Apheliotropic
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apheliotropisch
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背光性の
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apheliotropic
85 millions of speakers
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Apheliotropic
85 millions of speakers
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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अर्धशिलायंत्र
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apheliotropic
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afeliotropiche
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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apheliotropic
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APHELIOTROPIC»

Discover the use of apheliotropic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to apheliotropic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Power of Movement in Plants
Of the 54 cauterised radicles one case was doubtful, 25 curved themselves from the light in the normal manner, and 28, or more than half, were not in the least apheliotropic. There was a considerable difference, which we cannot account for,  ...
Charles Darwin, Francis Darwin, 2009
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Popular Science
Upright stems are proheliotropic, horizontal leaves and creeping stems are diaheliotropic, and roots and such stems as those of ivy are apheliotropic. Sunlight varies from zero to the full blaze of the noonday sun, and assumes its greatest ...
3
More Letters of Charles Darwin (Complete)
If youevercome across heliotropic or apheliotropic aerial roots ona plantnot valuable (but which shouldbe returned), I should like to observe them. Bignonia capreolata, withits strongly apheliotropic tendrils (which Ihad from Kew), is now ...
Charles Darwin
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Charles Darwin's Works: The power of movement in plants
Of the 54 cauterised radicles one case was doubtful, 25 curved themselves from the light in the normal manner, and 28, or more than half, were not in the least apheliotropic. There was a considerable difference, which we cannot account for,  ...
Charles Darwin, Sir Francis Darwin, 1896
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Works of Charles Darwin: The power of movement in plants
The radicles of /Sinapis alba, when immersed in water and exposed to a lateral light, bend from it, or are apheliotropic. They become bent for a length of about 4 mm. from their tips. To ascertain whether this movement generally occurred, ...
Charles Darwin, 1915
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Ferozsons English to English and Urdu Dictionary
«j_ Jk»M J*^ ("^ /^ olj .js;'L UU I J** Uy J Aphelion (a-felian) n. Point farthest from the sun <-£ Apheliotropic (a-fe-lio-tropik) adj. Turning away from the sun - V'j k_U > ^J> J vUiT Aphonia (afo-ni-a) n. Total loss of voice IT j'«T M & jljl - t^i.; -yi* .
Ferozsons, 1973
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Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Biotechnology
Apheliotropic : Turning away from the light; applied to shoots or other parts of plants, as in roots that turn away from the sun. Aphthous stomatitis : A small, tender ulcer crater in the lining of the mouth (multiple causes). Commonly called a ...
Varun Shastri, 2005
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Outlines Of Botany
A third series of experiments were carried out during the next two years on the apheliotropic movement of the tendrils of the vine and Virginian creeper and the aerial roots of ivy. The explanation he offered, however, still exhibits his persistent ...
R.J. Harvey Gibson, 1999
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Robertson's Words for a Modern Age: A Cross Reference of ...
... apheliotropic, apheliotropism, diaheliotropic, diaheliotro- pism, heliocentric, heliograph, heliography, heliogravure, heliolatrist, heliolatry, heliolith, helioUthic, heliology, heliometer, heliometry, heliophil, heliophile, heliophilic, heliophilous, ...
John G. Robertson, 1991
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A Course of Lectures on the Growth and Means of Training the ...
Tracing of downward apheliotropic movement of a flower-peduncle. Darwin's Movements, p. 434. While circumnutating the plant is impressionable to action of light. That heliotropism is a modification of ordinary circumnutation is an inference ...

3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APHELIOTROPIC»

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Q&A with Great Idea organizer
I am playing in The Apheliotropic Orchestra reunion so I suppose I'll have to sit put for that. SW: How has it been working with Enchanted Forest ... «WilliametteLive.com, Aug 12»
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Great Ideas Are Made in Oregon
And for the first time Hoffman himself will partake in the music making, as drummer for the reunited lineup of Salem-based the Apheliotropic ... «The Portland Mercury, Aug 12»
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Quasi, Typhoon, beer garden, Enchanted Forest, GREAT IDEA!
... “Best New Band” winner The Builders and The Butchers, a reunion of Salem's Apheliotropic Orchestra, Ryan Neighbors (formerly of Portugal. «WilliametteLive.com, Jun 12»
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