taxis

¹

[tak-sis]

noun

plural

taxes 

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.

taxis

²

[tak-seez]

noun

1. a plural of taxi.

-taxis

³

1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

   heterotaxis.

-taxis

¹

combining form

1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

   thermotaxis

2. order or arrangement

   phyllotaxis

taxis

²

/ ˈtæksɪs /

noun

1. the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

2. surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only

Other Word Forms

• -tactic combining form

Word History and Origins

Origin of -taxis¹

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek táxis, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis

Word History and Origins

Origin of -taxis¹

from New Latin, from Greek taxis order

Origin of -taxis²

C18: via New Latin from Greek: arrangement, from tassein to place in order

Example Sentences

Mobile browsing is sometimes painfully slow, so people use the app to coordinate local matters, order taxis, buy alcohol, and share news.

From BBC

Cabaldon said that the changes would eliminate “outsized insurance requirements that don’t apply to any other forms of transportation, such as taxis, buses, or limos.”

From Los Angeles Times

Alongside the taxis waiting outside Union Station in Washington DC, the sight of uniformed troops standing next to armoured military vehicles has been greeting passengers getting off their trains.

From BBC

Osborne, who is disabled, said the inquiry was centred on her use of taxis following an operation to her spine in February.

From BBC

Riggs predicted it could take two to five years for Tesla to launch a safe fleet of self-drivng taxis, though Musk has indicated that it’s right around the corner.

From Los Angeles Times