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• taxis
  taxis

  noun

  arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
• -taxis
  -taxis

  a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

taxis

¹ American  

[tak-sis] / ˈtæk sɪs /

noun

taxes plural

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.

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taxis ² American  

[tak-seez] / ˈtæk siz /

noun

1. a plural of taxi.

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-taxis ³ American  

1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

   heterotaxis.

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-taxis ¹ British  

combining form

1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

   thermotaxis

2. order or arrangement

   phyllotaxis

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taxis ² British  

/ 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

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Other Word Forms

• -tactic
  combining form

Etymology

Origin of taxis

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

Example Sentences

Waymo is recalling 3,791 autonomous taxis after a software defect caused some vehicles to drive into flooded roadways, according to a recall report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Association.

From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026

In December 2025, a large power outage in San Francisco led Waymo taxis to stop working around the city, causing significant disruption.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Self-driving taxis are taking to the streets in a rapidly growing number of U.S. cities.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 2, 2026

After nearly a decadelong cycle of hype, disappointment and then renewed hype, self-driving taxis are starting to roll onto streets in a rapidly growing number of cities across the U.S.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

As the great crowd dispersed, marchers and visitors scrambled to find taxis, buses, cars, trains and planes so they could get out of town before nightfall.

From "Because They Marched" by Russell Freedman