"-tropism" meaning in All languages combined

See -tropism on Wiktionary

Suffix [English]

Etymology: From Latin tropus (English trope) + -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism. Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*trep-}}, {{der|en|la|tropus}} Latin tropus, {{m|en|trope}} trope, {{suf|en||-ism}} + -ism, {{der|en|grc|τρόπος|t=a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic}} Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), {{m|grc|τροπή|t=turn; solstice; trope}} τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”), {{m|en|geotropism}} geotropism, {{m|en|heliotropism}} heliotropism Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -tropism, {{en-suffix}} -tropism
  1. (sciences) movement, turning. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Sciences Derived forms: tropism Related terms: trope, -trope, -tropic, tropic, tropo-, -tropy (alt: and its deratives)
    Sense id: en--tropism-en-suffix-zC69kkOm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, English terms suffixed with -tropy Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 68 32 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 79 21 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -tropy: 79 21 Topics: sciences
  2. (biology) growth towards. Tags: morpheme Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en--tropism-en-suffix-fhAvZCi2 Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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