Definitions for taxis
ˈtæk sɪs; ˈtæk siztaxis

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. taxisnoun

   a locomotor response toward or away from an external stimulus by a motile (and usually simple) organism

2. taxisnoun

   the surgical procedure of manually restoring a displaced body part

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taxis

   A taxis (from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis) 'arrangement, order'; pl. taxes ) is the movement of an organism in response to a stimulus such as light or the presence of food. Taxes are innate behavioural responses. A taxis differs from a tropism (turning response, often growth towards or away from a stimulus) in that in the case of taxis, the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source. It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to a stimulus.

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1. taxis

   Taxis is a biological term referring to the movement or orientation of an organism or cell in response to an external stimulus, such as light, heat, or chemical substances. The movement is typically either toward (positive taxis) or away from (negative taxis) the source of the stimulus. Examples of taxis include phototaxis (response to light), chemotaxis (response to chemicals), and thermotaxis (response to temperature).

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taxisnoun

   manipulation applied to a hernial tumor, or to an intestinal obstruction, for the purpose of reducing it

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1. Taxis

   A taxis, from Ancient Greek τάξις meaning "arrangement," is an innate behavioral response by an organism to a directional stimulus or gradient of stimulus intensity. A taxis differs from a tropism in that the organism has motility and demonstrates guided movement towards or away from the stimulus source. It is sometimes distinguished from a kinesis, a non-directional change in activity in response to a stimulus.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Taxis

   tak′sis, n. (surg.) the art of putting parts in their natural place by means of pressure: orderly arrangement, classification: a brigade in an ancient Greek army.—ns. Taxol′ogy, the science of classification; Taxon′omer, a taxonomist.—adjs. Taxonom′ic, -al.—adv. Taxonom′ically.—ns. Taxon′omist, one versed in taxonomy; Taxon′omy, the laws and principles of taxology or orderly classification, also their application to natural history. [Gr.,—tassein, to arrange.]

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. TAXIS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Taxis is ranked #127494 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Taxis surname appeared 134 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Taxis.
   
   94% or 126 total occurrences were White.
   3.7% or 5 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

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How to pronounce taxis?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say taxis in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of taxis in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of taxis in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of taxis in a Sentence

1. Tony Pandola:

   On this really beautiful, quiet farm there were six giant tour buses with their diesel engines running and a couple of minivans and taxis all waiting to have the same experience with the tobacco farmer.

2. Flavien Neuvy:

   But the lack of taxis at certain hours has probably favoured Uber in France, and it's true that car sharing has developed most of all in France over long distances, where there are no cheap buses running.

3. Ricardo Gonzlez:

   There is no public transportation, no taxis, people outside the city remain blocked outside and tomorrow will be the same.

4. Gerhart Schmitt:

   It's important...to visualize the availability of taxis.

5. Katharine Whitehorn:

   No nice men are good at getting taxis.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=taxis
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxis
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/taxis
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=taxis
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=taxis
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html