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taxis

/ˈtæksɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.44 in modern English

Syllables
taxis
IPA
/ˈtæksɪs/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The manipulation of a body part into its normal position after dislocation or fracture.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The arrangement of the parts of a topic.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

arrangement or ordering generally, as in architecture or grammar

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A brigade in an Ancient Greek army.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

plural of taxi

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of taxi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

taxes (plural) taxies (alternative)

Derived Forms

adipotaxis aerotaxis anataxis anemotaxis barotaxis biotaxis caulotaxis chemotaxis chronotaxis clinotaxis cytotaxis ecotaxis

Phrases

tria-taxis

Frequently Paired Words

kinesis tropism

Synonyms

reduction

Rhymes With

maxis

Questions

How do you pronounce taxis?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæksɪs/.
What does taxis mean?
The directional movement of an organism in response to a stimulus.
Where does taxis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis, “arrangement, order”).

How to pronounce taxis

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