Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ageotropic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ageotrop-ic
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Upward; moving or bending away from the earth.

adj

Failing to show an expected or typical earthward direction.

Example Sentences

"This results in an ageotropic (away from ground) horizontal nystagmus, which is stronger in the left-ear-down position (excitatory position)."
"Ageotropic growth is also displayed by shoots of 'lazy' mutants (e.g., ageotropica mutant of tomato and lazy mutants of rice, wheat, and maize), stolons or runners (e.g., strawberries), and underground stems or rhizomes (e.g. bamboos, quackgrass, and potato)."

Etymology

From a- + geotropic.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: a

Questions

What does ageotropic mean?: Upward; moving or bending away from the earth.
Where does ageotropic come from?: From a- + geotropic.

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