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Meanings of Phototropism:

noun

The orientation of a plant or other organism in response to light, either towards the source of light ( positive phototropism ) or away from it ( negative phototropism ).

Meanings of Phototropy:

noun

= "phototropism".

Meanings of Phototube:

noun

A photocell in the form of an electron tube with a photoemissive cathode.

Usage examples:

Aliquots of 2 ml of the virus-photoproducts solution were placed in quartz phototubes, capped, and …

Meanings of Phototype:

noun

A printing plate or block produced by a photographic process (as photosetting). also: the process by which such a plate is produced; a picture, etc., printed from it. formerly also: †a kind of carbon printing process invented by m. joubert (obsolete).

Meanings of Phototypesetters:

noun

A machine for filmsetting.

Usage examples:

The phototypesetter uses electronic signals from a typesetting computer to expose the photosensitiv…

Meanings of Phototypic:

adjective

Relating to or of the nature of a phototype.

Meanings of Phototypographic:

adjective

Of, relating to, or of the nature of phototypography.

Meanings of Phototypy:

noun

The process of making phototypes.

Meanings of Photoxylography:

noun

A printing process in which an image is made on a wooden printing block by photographic means.

Meanings of Photozincography:

noun

Photolithography using a zinc plate.

Meanings of Photozincotype:

noun

A printing plate produced by photozincography.

Meanings of Phots:

noun

A unit of illumination equal to one lumen per square centimetre.

Usage examples:

A centimeter- candle is a phot.

Meanings of Phragma:

noun

A transverse partition between segments of the thorax or between the metathorax and abdomen, occurring in some insects.

Meanings of Phragmites:

noun

A common and invasive tall reed.

Usage examples:

Cattails and bulrushes will replace the invasive phragmites that have choked the waterways.

Meanings of Phragmoplast:

noun

A set of microtubules which forms during mitosis in some plant cells, appearing as a barrel-shaped structure linking the two sets of chromosomes after they have separated to the poles, and lasting until the formation of the cell plate.

Meanings of Phrasal verb:

noun

An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on.

Usage examples:

It is sometimes possible to match the elements of phrasal verbs and latinate verbs: climb up with a…

Meanings of Phrasal verbs:

noun

An idiomatic phrase consisting of a verb and another element, typically either an adverb, as in break down, or a preposition, for example see to, or a combination of both, such as look down on.

Meanings of Phrase:

noun

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

Usage examples:

‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here

verb

Put into a particular form of words.

Usage examples:

It's important to phrase the question correctly

An expression consisting of one or more words

Meanings of Phrased:

verb

Put into a particular form of words.

Usage examples:

It's important to phrase the question correctly

noun

A small group of words standing together as a conceptual unit, typically forming a component of a clause.

Usage examples:

‘to improve standards’ is the key phrase here

Meanings of Phraseless:

adjective

Without a phrase or phrases.

Meanings of Phrasemongery:

noun

A person given to excessive use or coining of grandiose or striking phrases.

Meanings of Phraseograph:

noun

In pitman's shorthand: a phrase for which there is a phraseogram. also more generally: a symbol that represents a phrase.

Meanings of Phraseographic:

adjective

Of the nature of a phraseogram; written as a phraseogram.

Meanings of Phraseologic:

adjective

Of or relating to phrases or phraseology; = "phraseological".

Meanings of Phraseologies:

noun

A particular mode of expression, especially one characteristic of a particular speaker or subject area.

Usage examples:

Legal phraseology