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shearotaxis

shearotaxis noun: movement as a result of an applied shear force.

Noun

shearotaxis (uncountable)

  1. Movement as a result of an applied shear force

Origin of shearotaxis

From shear + taxis.

Questions about shearotaxis

What does shearotaxis mean?
Shearotaxis means movement as a result of an applied shear force.
What part of speech is shearotaxis?
Shearotaxis is a noun.

Words near shearotaxis in the dictionary

  1. shearography
  2. Shearon
  3. Shearons
  4. shearotactic
  5. shearotactically
  6. shearotaxis
  7. shearpole
  8. shearpoles
  9. shears
  10. shearsman
  11. shearsmen

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