The combining form –tropism is used like a suffix to form abstract nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -tropic and -tropous, such as how neurotropism is ...

16 дек. 2019 г. · Tropism means the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. Late 19th century: from ...

From -tropism (suffix meaning 'growth towards; movement, turning') (possibly based on geotropism and heliotropism), from Latin tropus + English ...

The suffix -tropism means the movement of the body because of an external stimulus. This suffix is often used to refer to a class of movements observed in ...

A tropism is a phenomenon indicating the growth or turning movement of an organism, usually a plant, in response to an environmental stimulus.

The meaning of TROPISM is involuntary orientation by an organism or one of its parts that involves turning or curving by movement or by differential growth ...

TROPISM definition: 1. the fact of living things turning towards or away from something, for example light 2. the fact…. Learn more.

5 дней назад · -tropism in British English or -tropy. combining form: noun. indicating a tendency to turn or develop in response to a certain stimulus. ...

an orientation of an organism to an external stimulus, as light, especially by growth rather than by movement. -tropism. 2.