Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homodromous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mod-ro-mous
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Spiralling in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.

adj

Moving in the same direction (said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis).

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -dromous English homodromous From homo- + -dromous.

Frequently Paired Words

antidromous

Questions

What does homodromous mean?: Spiralling in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
Where does homodromous come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -dromous English homodromous From homo- + -dromous.

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