Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

photoorientation

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pho-toori-en-ta-tion
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

5

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The process of aligning molecules or living organisms using light.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The term photoorientation is used here to include all types of movement which tend to bring living organisms into geometrical relation with light fields in which they find themselves."
"Photoorientation of chloroplasts from profile to face position in Mougeotia can be controlled in two ways."
"Orientation film is a key material in liquid crystal displays,and the technology of inducing liquid crystal molecularorientation through polyimide photoorientation film is widely studied."

Etymology

From photo- + orientation.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does photoorientation mean?: The process of aligning molecules or living organisms using light.
Where does photoorientation come from?: From photo- + orientation.

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