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apheliotropically

apheliotropically adverb: in an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.

Adverb

apheliotropically (comparative more apheliotropically, superlative most apheliotropically)

  1. In an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
    • In the case of the radicles of Sinapis alba, sensitiveness to light also resides in the tip, which, when laterally illuminated, causes the adjoining part of the root to bend apheliotropically.1880, Charles Darwin, The Power of Movement in Plants
    • It has been empirically found that the reflection ratio when apheliotropically (looking downsun) is ...1982, Proceedings of the International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment, page 901

Forms of apheliotropically

comparativemore apheliotropically
superlativemost apheliotropically

Origin of apheliotropically

From apheliotropic + -ly.

Questions about apheliotropically

What does apheliotropically mean?
Apheliotropically means in an apheliotropic way; away from the sun.
What part of speech is apheliotropically?
Apheliotropically is an adverb.

Words near apheliotropically in the dictionary

  1. aphelinine
  2. aphelinines
  3. aphelion
  4. aphelions
  5. apheliotropic
  6. apheliotropically
  7. apheliotropism
  8. apheliscine
  9. aphelium
  10. aphemia
  11. aphemias

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