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taxis

1

[tak-sis]

noun

plural

taxes 
  1. arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.

  2. Biology.oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.

  3. Surgery.the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.

  4. Architecture.the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.



taxis

2

[tak-seez]

noun

  1. a plural of taxi.

-taxis

3
  1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

    heterotaxis.

-taxis

1

combining form

  1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

    thermotaxis

  2. order or arrangement

    phyllotaxis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

taxis

2

/ ˈæɪ /

noun

  1. the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

  2. surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • -tactic combining form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxis1

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek á澱, equivalent to tak- (base of á𾱲 to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis
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Word History and Origins

Origin of taxis1

from New Latin, from Greek taxis order

Origin of taxis2

C18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order
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Example Sentences

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"They get to work in taxis, come home and hide in their own houses," she told BBC News NI.

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