-tropism

English

suffix
Definitions
  • (science) movement, turning.
  • (biology) growth towards.

Etymology

Derived from Latin tropus (figure of speech) derived from Ancient Greek τρόπος (turn, way, manner, a turn, style, direction, a mode in music, a trope figure of speech, a mode mood in logic, a manner, figure of speech, change, musical mode, response).

Origin

Ancient Greek

τρόπος

Gloss

turn, way, manner, a turn, style, direction, a mode in music, a trope figure of speech, a mode mood in logic, a manner, figure of speech, change, musical mode, response

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

方

Emoji
🙃

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