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tropism

N การ ตอบสนอง สิ่งเร้า  kan-tob-sa-nong-sing-rao

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TROPISM

TROPISM Tro "pism, n. [Gr. a turning, to turn + -ism. ] (Physiol.)

 

Defn: Modification of the direction of growth.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

tropism

tro pism |ˈtrōˌpizəm ˈtroʊˌpɪzəm | noun Biology the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tropos turning (from trepein to turn ) + -ism .

 

Oxford Dictionary

tropism

tropism |ˈtrəʊpɪz (ə )m, ˈtrɒp -| noun [ mass noun ] Biology the turning of all or part of an organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from Greek tropos turning (from trepein to turn ) + -ism .

 

Duden Dictionary

Tropismus

Tro pis mus Substantiv, maskulin Biologie , der |Trop i smus |der Tropismus; Genitiv: des Tropismus, Plural: die Tropismen zu griechisch tropḗ (Trope ), trópos = Wendung, Richtung durch äußere Reize verursachte Bewegung von Teilen festgewachsener Pflanzen oder festsitzender Tiere auf die Reizquelle hin oder von dort weg

 

Spanish Dictionary

tropismo

tropismo nombre masculino biol Tendencia de un organismo a reaccionar de una manera definida a los estímulos exteriores, especialmente la que experimentan en su crecimiento los órganos vegetales .