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Meaning of "geotaxis" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GEOTAXIS

geotaxis  [ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæksɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GEOTAXIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Geotaxis is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GEOTAXIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Taxis

A taxis is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioral responses. A taxis differs from a tropism in that the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source. It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to a stimulus.

Definition of geotaxis in the English dictionary

The definition of geotaxis in the dictionary is movement of an organism in response to the stimulus of gravity.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GEOTAXIS


aerotaxis
ˌɛərəʊˈtæksɪs
chemotaxis
ˌkɛməʊˈtæksɪs
cytotaxis
ˌsaɪtəʊˈtæksɪs
epistaxis
ˌɛpɪˈstæksɪs
heliotaxis
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæksɪs
heterotaxis
ˌhɛtərəʊˈtæksɪs
homotaxis
ˌhəʊməʊˈtæksɪs
hydrotaxis
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæksɪs
hypotaxis
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæksɪs
parataxis
ˌpærəˈtæksɪs
phototaxis
ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæksɪs
phyllotaxis
ˌfɪləˈtæksɪs
rheotaxis
ˌriːəˈtæksɪs
stereotaxis
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæksɪs
taxis
ˈtæksɪs
telotaxis
ˌteləʊˈtæksɪs
thermotaxis
ˌθɜːməʊˈtæksɪs
thigmotaxis
ˌθɪɡməˈtæksɪs
trophotaxis
ˌtrɒfəʊˈtæksɪs
tropotaxis
ˌtrəʊpəʊˈtæksɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GEOTAXIS

geosynclinal
geosyncline
geotactic
geotactical
geotactically
geotechnic
geotechnical
geotechnology
geotectonic
geotectonically
geotextile
geotherm
geothermal
geothermal power
geothermally
geothermic
geothermometer
geotropic
geotropically
geotropism

WORDS THAT END LIKE GEOTAXIS

anaphylaxis
axis
chemoprophylaxis
major axis
minor axis
neutral axis
optic axis
orthoaxis
parapraxis
phylaxis
polar axis
praxis
principal axis
prophylaxis
sparaxis
synaxis
tachyphylaxis
x-axis
y-axis
z-axis

Synonyms and antonyms of geotaxis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «geotaxis» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GEOTAXIS

Find out the translation of geotaxis to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of geotaxis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «geotaxis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

趋地性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

geotaxis
570 millions of speakers

English

geotaxis
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

geotaxis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انجذاب بالجاذبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

geotaxis
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

geotaxis
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

geotaxis
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

géotaxie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Geotaxis
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

geotaxis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走地性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

geotaxis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Geotaxis
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

geotaxis
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புவிஈர்ப்பு முனைப்பழக்கம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जियोटेक्सिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

geotaxis
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

geotassi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

geotaxis
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

geotaxis
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

geotaxis
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

geotaxis
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

geotaxis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

geotaxis
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

geotaxis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of geotaxis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GEOTAXIS»

The term «geotaxis» is used very little and occupies the 166.950 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GEOTAXIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «geotaxis» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «geotaxis» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about geotaxis

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GEOTAXIS»

Discover the use of geotaxis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to geotaxis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Behavior and Its Neural Control in Gastropod Molluscs
In summary. negative geotaxis is favored by terrestrial gastropods that are about to enter a protracted period of inactivity, since an elevated position will provide protection against flooding. desiccation. and predation. When conditions change.
Ronald Chase Professor of Biology McGill University, 2002
2
Orientation and Communication in Arthropods
In both groups, geotaxis was positive on a dry substrate, but negative on a wet one, as is the case on a natural beach. When a large black stripe occluding the view of the horizon, thus simulating the dune crowned with its vegetation outline,  ...
Miriam Lehrer, 1997
3
The Biology of Diatoms
3.2 Geotaxis Figure 8.2 shows that Surirella gemma has a circadian rhythm in geotaxis (Hopkins, 1966a). Negative geotaxis or upward movement before dawn explains anticipation of dawn by river and pond silt populations (Round & Happey, ...
Dietrich Werner, 1977
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Observations on the function and the structure of the ...
During positive geotaxis on a slope the anterior body side of the snail faces downwards. It can be imagined that under these circumstances the statoliths exert the greatest pressure upon the ventro-rostral part of the epithelium of the statocyst.
Johannes Jacobus Geuze, 1968
5
Behavioral Pharmacology of 5-ht
not used for the ultrasound recording were injected with drug or vehicle and 30 minutes later five consecutive negative geotaxis tests were performed. If the animal failed to turn around within 60 seconds a new trial was started and also ...
Paul Bevan, Paul Bevan Duphar, Alexander R. Cools, 2013
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Comparative Psychology: A Handbook
(1995) reported that the High and Low geotaxis strains are fixed for alternate alleles of alcohol dehydrogenase (Adh), amylase (Amy) and 6- phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (Pgd). Thus, within each line genotypes for these three allozymes ...
Gary Greenberg, Maury M. Haraway, 1998
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Oceanography and Marine Biology, An Annual Review
At these light levels, larvae have a natural tendency to ascend by means of a negative geotaxis. Downward movement is initiated by exposure to light levels that average about 0.23 log units above the photoresponse threshold. The rate of  ...
Harold Barnes, 2003
8
Evolutionary Theory and Processes: Modern Perspectives: ...
With this in mind, we have also studied the effect of selection of D. melanogaster for positive and negative geotaxis on recombination (Korol and Iliadi 1994). Geotaxis is expressed as a preferential orientation of flies (up or down) with respect ...
Solomon Wasser, Eviatar Nevo, 1998
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Evolution and the Genetics of Populations, Volume 3: ...
It appeared that the AR chromosome strongly favored negative geotaxis while AR /CH was most favorable for positive geotaxis. Reverse selection for 7 generations went far toward restoring neutral geotaxis and even relaxation carried the ...
Sewall Wright, 1984
10
Experimental Evolution: Concepts, Methods, and Applications ...
For example, in probably the longest experimental evolution study on behavior in a eukaryote (see also Travisano this volume), Drosophila were selected for over five hundred generations for geotaxis, using a simple but ingenious setup that ...
Theodore Garland, Michael Robertson Rose, 2009

8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GEOTAXIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term geotaxis is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Forget the botched Instagram launch: Windows Phone is on the march
The Instagram app for Windows Phone is just a beta, and you can't do such things as take pictures from inside the app, view geotaxis, tag ... «BGR, Nov 13»
2
Ecstasy in Pregnancy Is Bad for Baby, Study Finds
Olfactory discrimination was enhanced in both male and female progeny, and negative geotaxis was delayed in female pups. In the dams ... «LiveScience.com, Mar 12»
3
Uncooperative Fruit Flies Refuse to Speciate in Laboratory …
Whether selection for geotaxis and phototaxis always and necessarily ... Phototaxis and Geotaxis in Drosophila Pseudoobscura," Genetics, Vol. «Discovery Institute, Jan 12»
4
Gravitational biology and space life sciences and implications for the …
... organ in insects and the vestibular apparatus of higher animals detect gravity for proper orientation and gravitaxis (=geotaxis) movements. «Space Daily, Oct 11»
5
Orissa Govt Emphasis on scientific handling and disposal of …
These include infected sharps and wastes with infectious, hazardous, radioactive, or geotaxis characteristics, which if inadequately treated and ... «Orissadiary.com, Sep 11»
6
Your Happiness Kills Crustaceans
Figure 2 from paper: Mean average phototaxis and geotaxis score of E. marinus exposed to varied concentrations of serotonin (n = 20 per ... «Deep-Sea News, Jul 10»
7
Insect May Make Moves to Survive the Harvest
O. scapulalis does not exhibit this descending behavior, called geotaxis. Dr. Calcagno said the likeliest explanation for the behavior is the ... «New York Times, Apr 10»
8
Greatest 101 questions of all time 21-40
This is called geotaxis. In mature plants, phototaxis (growing towards the light source) overrides the gravitational impulse for the stalk and ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 09»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Geotaxis [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/geotaxis>. Apr 2024 ».
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