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geotropism

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /d͡ʒiˈɒt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/
  • US: /d͡ʒiˈɑt.ɹəˌpɪz.əm/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH IY0 AA1 T R AH0 P IH2 Z AH0 M Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The movement of a plant in response to gravity (either downwards or upwards).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: gravitropism

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

an orienting response to gravity

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: tropism

History

Etymology

From geo- (“earth”) + -tropism, due to growth towards or away from the earth.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: geotropisme — reduced photograph
  • Greek: γεωτροπισμός (geotropismós) — reduced photograph
  • Irish: geotrópacht — reduced photograph
  • Italian: geotropismo — reduced photograph
  • Polish: barotropizm — reduced photograph
  • Polish: geotropizm — reduced photograph
  • Polish: grawitropizm — reduced photograph
  • Portuguese: geotropismo — reduced photograph
  • Portuguese: gravitropismo — reduced photograph
  • Spanish: geotropismo — reduced photograph
  • Tagalog: dagbaling — reduced photograph