photomovement

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noun

Synonym of phototaxis.

Similar
phototaxis
OriginEnglish movement ← Middle English mevement ← Old French movement →
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Meanings

nounphotomovement (plural photomovements)

plural photomovements

  1. Synonym of phototaxis.

    Synonyms: phototaxis

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSynonym of phototaxis.

Similar
phototaxis

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  3. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  4. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  5. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  6. Ancient Greekφωτο- (phōto-)
  7. Englishphoto-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)ewh₁-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*m(y)owh₁éyeti
  10. Proto-Italic*moweō
  11. Latinmovēre
  12. Old Frenchmovoir
  13. Old Frenchmovement
  14. Middle Englishmevement
  15. Englishmovement
  16. Englishphotomovement

From photo- + movement.

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APA

photomovement. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomovement

MLA

“photomovement.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomovement. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “photomovement,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/photomovement.

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