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taxis
1[ tak-sis ]
noun
plural taxes
- 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.
taxis
2[ tak-seez ]
noun
- a plural of taxi.
-taxis
3- a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words:
heterotaxis.
taxis
1/ ˈæɪ /
noun
- the 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
-taxis
2combining form
- indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus
thermotaxis
- order or arrangement
phyllotaxis
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Derived Forms
- -tactic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of taxis1
C18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order
Origin of taxis2
from New Latin, from Greek taxis order
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With virtually no fuel left in Gaza, few taxis are running.
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Unlike Waymo vehicles, the taxis will have no driver’s seat or gas pedal.
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It covers a broad range of support, from paying for taxis to powered wheelchairs.
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Tesla was granted a permit in California allowing it to operate its own fleet of taxis driven by company employees, state officials said, the first in a step toward autonomous Tesla taxis.
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Then comes the cost of any drinks, taxis, late-night trips to the kebab shop.
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