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Meaning of "phototactic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF PHOTOTACTIC

phototactic  [ˌfəʊtəʊˈtæktɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PHOTOTACTIC

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

WHAT DOES PHOTOTACTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

phototactic

Phototaxis

Phototaxis is a kind of taxis, or locomotory movement, that occurs when a whole organism moves towards or away from stimulus of light. This is advantageous for phototrophic organisms as they can orient themselves most efficiently to receive light for photosynthesis. Phototaxis is called positive if the movement is in the direction of increasing light intensity and negative if the direction is opposite. Two types of positive phototaxis are observed in prokaryotes. The first is called scotophobotaxis, which is observed only under a microscope. This occurs when a bacterium swims by chance out of the area illuminated by the microscope. Entering darkness signals the cell to reverse flagella rotation direction and reenter the light. The second type of phototaxis is true phototaxis, which is a directed movement up a gradient to an increasing amount of light. This is analogous to positive chemotaxis except that the attractant is light rather than a chemical. Phototactic responses are observed in many organisms such as Serratia marcescens, Tetrahymena, and Euglena.

Definition of phototactic in the English dictionary

The definition of phototactic in the dictionary is relating to or displaying the movement of an entire organism in response to light.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PHOTOTACTIC


aerotactic
ˌɛərəʊˈtæktɪk
asyntactic
ˌeɪsɪnˈtæktɪk
atactic
eɪˈtæktɪk
chemotactic
ˌkɛməʊˈtæktɪk
geotactic
ˌdʒiːəʊˈtæktɪk
heliotactic
ˌhiːlɪəʊˈtæktɪk
heterotactic
ˌhetərəʊˈtæktɪk
hydrotactic
ˌhaɪdrəʊˈtæktɪk
hypotactic
ˌhaɪpəʊˈtæktɪk
isotactic
ˌaɪsəʊˈtæktɪk
paratactic
ˌpærəˈtæktɪk
phonotactic
ˌfəʊnəˈtæktɪk
phyllotactic
ˌfɪləʊˈtæktɪk
rheotactic
ˌriːəˈtæktɪk
stereotactic
ˌstɛrɪəˈtæktɪk
syndiotactic
ˌsɪndɪəʊˈtæktɪk
syntactic
sɪnˈtæktɪk
tactic
ˈtæktɪk
thermotactic
ˌθɜːməʊˈtæktɪk
thigmotactic
ˌθɪɡməˈtæktɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PHOTOTACTIC

photosystem
phototactically
phototaxes
phototaxis
phototaxy
phototelegram
phototelegraph
phototelegraphy
phototherapeutic
phototherapeutically
phototherapeutics
phototherapy
photothermal
photothermally
photothermic
photothermically
phototonic
phototonus
phototopography
phototoxic

WORDS THAT END LIKE PHOTOTACTIC

anaphylactic
anticlimactic
arctic
ataractic
autodidactic
chiropractic
climactic
delaying tactic
didactic
emphractic
extragalactic
galactic
intergalactic
lactic
malolactic
nondidactic
parallactic
phylactic
practic
prophylactic
undidactic

Synonyms and antonyms of phototactic in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «phototactic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PHOTOTACTIC

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

Translator English - Chinese

趋光
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fototácticas
570 millions of speakers

English

phototactic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

phototactic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منجذب للضوء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

phototactic
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fototáxico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

phototactic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

phototactiques
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Phototactic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

phototaktisch
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

走光性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

phototactic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Phototactic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

phototactic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

phototactic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फोटोटॅटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

phototactic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

phototactic
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

phototactic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

phototactic
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fototactil
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

φωτοτακτικές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

phototactic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

phototactic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

phototactic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of phototactic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTACTIC»

The term «phototactic» is used very little and occupies the 155.351 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PHOTOTACTIC» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PHOTOTACTIC»

Discover the use of phototactic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to phototactic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Cladocera as Model Organisms in Biology
phototactic. behaviour. L. De. Meester. Laboratory of Animal Ecology, University of Ghent, K.L. Ledeganckstraat 35, B-9000Gent, Belgium Key words: Clone, Daphnia, life history, offspring size, phototaxis, vertical migration Abstract In an ...
Petter Larsson, Lawrence J. Weider, 1995
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Plasticity and Polarity Elements of the Drosophila ...
Light and gravity driven locomotion are simple behaviors for which the underlying neural circuitry is largely unknown.
Benjamin Lovegren de Bivort, 2007
3
Phycology
6.9 A semidiagrammatic drawing of an anaphase nucleus of Euglena with nuclear envelope intact, the nucleolus pinching in two, and the chromosomes not attached to spindle microtubules. longer phototactic (Jahn and Bovee, 1968).
Robert Edward Lee, 2008
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Seaweed Ecology and Physiology
1.3.3); some of these are negatively phototactic and swim toward the seabed but others are positively phototactic and continuously swim upwards which may aid dispersal (Amsler and Searles 1980; Hoffman and Camus 1989; Clayton 1992).
Catriona L. Hurd, Paul J. Harrison, Kai Bischof, 2014
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Biology of the Lobster Homarus Americanus
During the first few hours after hatching, larvae are strongly positively phototactic and also positively photopathic (i.e., they select areas of brightest illumination). They react even to very slight differences in the intensity of illumination. As stage I  ...
Jan Robert Factor, 1995
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Genetics and Evolution of Aquatic Organisms
6.2.4 Discussion The intermediately phototactic clone P,81 has a higher equilibrium density in the pure cultures than either of the extreme phenotypes. We note that the carrying capacity realized in our experimental jars is about twice that ...
A. Beaumont, 1994
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Zooplankton: Sensory Ecology and Physiology
predators (more negative phototactic behaviour, smaller size), an increased escape probability (enhanced escape responses) or a dilution effect ( aggregation behaviour), or because they compensate for increased mortality in larger ...
P Lenz, D K Hartline, J Purcell, 1997
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The Natural History of Biospeleology
Some behavioral traits depending on light, however, are not exclusively mediated through the eyes but also through extraocular photoreceptors, e.g. phototactic behavior and light-induced circadian activity. Phototactic reactions were shown to ...
Ana Isabel Camacho, 1992
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Environmental Toxicology: Selected Entries from the ...
... Microcoleus chthonoplastes Migrate to greater depths L Ciliate Btepharisma japonicum Backward swimming L Cladocerans Negatively phototactic L Daphnia magna Negatively phototactic L Cyclopoid Cyclops serrulatus Avoid UV exposure ...
Edward A. Laws, 2012
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Biological Determinants of Reinforcement
Training-Associated Changes in Phototactic Behavior As first noted by Alkon ( 1974), animals exposed to a single prolonged (30 min) pairing of whole-field visual stimulation and substrate turbulence exhibit a transient reduction in phototactic ...
Michael L. Commons, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PHOTOTACTIC»

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Why are moths attracted to light?
Moths are positively phototactic and move towards light. Moths also are sensitive to different wavelengths of light. White light is more attractive ... «Columbia Daily Tribune, Jul 15»
2
New study shows the dynamics of active swarms in alternating fields
The phototactic Euglena cells were driven by variable illumination and tracked using microscopy. The team not only found full analogy of the ... «Phys.Org, Jun 15»
3
Why are moths fatally attracted to light?
Phototaxis is an organism's automatic movement toward or away from light. Cockroaches are an example of a negatively phototactic organism. «The Independent, Feb 15»
4
Thorny-headed worms make shrimps lose their sense to smell fish …
The geotactic and phototactic responses of P. paradoxus are changed by the presence of a cystacanth. Unlike uninfected shrimps, they swim ... «BMC Pediatrics, Jan 15»
5
Study suggests virus impacts caterpillar's phototactic response …
(Phys.org) —A small team of researchers with Wageningen University in The Netherlands has found evidence that suggests that a type of virus ... «Phys.Org, Dec 14»
6
Watch: Baby sea turtles crawl to the ocean
Sea turtles are "phototactic," which means that they are attracted to light, according to the Sea Turtle Conservancy. They are typically guided to ... «First Coast News, Aug 14»
7
A Study of Planarian Phototaxis, Tactile Response and Regeneration
The “parent” planarian obtained for this experiment from the stock culture was observed for phototactic and tactile response behaviors. When placed under a ... «Student Pulse, Mar 14»
8
Good Question: Why Are Bugs Attracted To Light?
“Some insects, like cockroaches, are negatively phototactic and they will scurry away when the light comes on,” said McLean. McLean added ... «CBS Local, Jul 12»
9
Street Lights Affect Delicate Ecosystems
Moths are considered positively phototactic, while cockroaches, which scurry from the light, are considered negatively phototactic. «RedOrbit, May 12»
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Architecture at Zero: how low can energy go?
... CA; Battery Park, From Zero to Positive), Jihyoon Yoon (Harvard University; Phototactic - Ville), and Curtis Ryan, Sara Maas, Kyle Blomquist, ... «Examiner.com, Dec 11»

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