English Explanatory Dictionary

-tropism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. movement, turning.
  2. growth towards.

Pronunciation

/-ˈtɹəʊpɪz(ə)m/ /-ˈtɹoʊˌpɪzəm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Moire9-tropism.wav LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-tropism.wav

Word forms

-tropism

Etymology

From Latin tropus (English trope) + -ism, from Ancient Greek τρόπος (trópos, “a turn, way, manner, style, a trope or figure of speech, a mode in music, a mode or mood in logic”), from τροπή (tropḗ, “turn; solstice; trope”). Early use in botany as geotropism and heliotropism.

Related words

trope -trope -tropic tropic tropo- -tropy

Derived words

tropism
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