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tax⋅is
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[tak-sis] 
–noun, plural tax⋅es [tak-seez] .
[tak-seez] . | 1. | arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences. |
| 2. | Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light. |
| 3. | Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting. |
| 4. | Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts. |
Origin:
1720–30; < NL < Gk táxis, equiv. to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis
1720–30; < NL < Gk táxis, equiv. to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis
tax⋅i
[tak-see] noun, plural tax⋅is or tax⋅ies, verb, tax⋅ied, tax⋅i⋅ing or tax⋅y⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | a taxicab. |
–verb (used without object)
| 2. | to ride or travel in a taxicab. |
| 3. | (of an airplane) to move over the surface of the ground or water under its own power. |
–verb (used with object)
| 4. | to cause (an airplane) to taxi. |
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| tax·i (tāk'sē) n. pl. tax·is or tax·ies A taxicab. v. tax·ied (tāk'sēd), tax·i·ing or tax·y·ing, tax·ies or tax·is (tāk'sēz) v. intr.
[Short for taximeter or taxicab.] |
| tax·is (tāk'sĭs) n. pl. tax·es (tāk'sēz)
[Greek, arrangement, from tassein, tag-, to arrange.] |
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Taxis
Tax"is\, n. In technical uses, as in architecture, biology, grammar, etc., arrangement; order; ordonnance.Taxis
Tax"is\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ta`xis a division or arrangement, fr. ta`ssein to arrange.] (Surg.) Manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it. --Dunglison.
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Language Translation for : taxis
Spanish:
taxi,
German:
das Taxi,
Japanese:
タクシー
Main Entry: tax·is
Pronunciation: 'tak-s&s
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural tax·es /-"sEz/
1 : the manual restoration of a displaced body part; specifically : the reduction of a hernia manually
2 a : reflex translational or orientational movement by a freelymotile and usually simple organism in relation to a source of stimulation (as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient) b : a reflex reaction involving a taxis
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taxis tax·is (tāk'sĭs)
n. pl. tax·es (tāk'sēz)
- The responsive movement of a free-moving organism or cell toward or away from an external stimulus, such as light.
- The moving of a body part by manipulation into normal position, as after a dislocation.
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Taxis
["A Language Facility for Designing Database-Intensive Applications", J. Mylopoulos et al, ACM Trans Database Sys 5(2):185-207 (June 1980)].
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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