Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phototaxis

/fˌoʊtətˈæksɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.27 in modern English

Syllables: pho-to-taxis
IPA: /fˌoʊtətˈæksɪs/

22

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English taxis English phototaxis From photo- + taxis.

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

phototaxes (plural)

Derived Forms

gyrophototaxis

Phrases

negative phototaxis positive phototaxis

Frequently Paired Words

phototactic

Synonyms

phototaxy

Antonyms

scototaxis

Rhymes With

praxis anaphylaxis

Questions

How do you pronounce phototaxis?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˌoʊtətˈæksɪs/.
What does phototaxis mean?: The movement of an organism either towards or away from a source of light
Where does phototaxis come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *bʰéh₂os Proto-Hellenic *pʰáwos Ancient Greek φᾰ́ος (phắos) Ancient Greek φῶς (phôs) Ancient Greek φωτο- (phōto-)der. English photo- English taxis English phototaxis From photo- + taxis.

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