taxis

¹ American  

[tak-sis] / ˈtæk sɪs /

noun

PLURAL

taxes

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

Beijing has named the "low-altitude economy" -- flying cars, drones and air taxis -- as a strategic field for the next five years, seeking to accelerate their development.

From Barron's

The UK government announced on Friday that asylum seekers would be banned from using taxis for medical appointments from February.

From BBC

In response the government launched an urgent review into the use and cost of taxis to transfer asylum seekers from their hotels to appointments in September.

From BBC

There were vehicles and taxis along the main road from the port of the seaside capital Bissau to the presidential palace, AFP journalists said.

From Barron's

Hollywood movies have featured flying taxis for decades, but it wasn’t until this month that a Silicon Valley company invested in a real-world hub for futuristic flying machines in Los Angeles.

From Los Angeles Times