orthotropic

[ awr-thuh-trop-ik, -troh-pik ]

adjective
  1. Botany. noting, pertaining to, or exhibiting a mode of vertical growth.

Origin of orthotropic

1
First recorded in 1885–90; ortho- + -tropic

Words Nearby orthotropic

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British Dictionary definitions for orthotropic

orthotropic

/ (ˌɔːθəʊˈtrɒpɪk) /


adjective
  1. botany relating to or showing growth that is in direct line with the stimulus

  2. (of a material) having different elastic properties in different planes

Derived forms of orthotropic

  • orthotropism (ɔːˈθɒtrəˌpɪzəm), noun

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