- Phototōnus
Phototōnus (griech.), der durch das Licht bedingte bewegungsfähige Zustand reizbarer und periodisch beweglicher Pflanzenteile; s. Pflanzenbewegungen.
http://www.zeno.org/Meyers-1905. 1905–1909.
Phototōnus
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Phototonus — Pho*tot o*nus, n. [NL. See {Photo }, and {Tone}.] 1. (Bot.) A motile condition in plants resulting from exposure to light. {Pho to*ton ic}, a. [1913 Webster] 2. (Physiol.) An irritable condition of protoplasm, resulting in movement, due to a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
phototonus — [fō tät′ə nəs] n. [ModL: see PHOTO & TONE] Biol. the state of being responsive to or irritated by exposure to light phototonic [fōt΄ō tän′ik] adj … English World dictionary
phototonus — fōˈtätənəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from phot + tonus : tonic condition (as of musculature) resulting from exposure to particular conditions of lighting phototonus in plants usually results in curvature towards a source of light … Useful english dictionary
phototonus — n. [Gr. phos, light; tonos, tension] 1. Sensitiveness to light. 2. Muscle tonus stimulated by light … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phototonus — phototonic /foh teuh ton ik/, adj. /foh tot n euhs/, n. Biol. 1. the normal condition of sensitiveness to light in organisms or their organs. 2. the irritability exhibited by cytoplasm when exposed to light of a certain intensity. [1870 75; PHOTO … Universalium
phototonus — noun sensitivity to, or irritation caused by light … Wiktionary
phototonus — pho·tot·o·nus (fo totґə nəs) [photo + tonus] the sensitivity of an organism to light … Medical dictionary
phototonus — n. sensitivity to light; response to light stimuli (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary
phototonus — pho·tot·o·nus … English syllables
phototonus — /foʊˈtɒtənəs/ (say foh totuhnuhs) noun 1. the normal condition of sensitiveness to light in leaves, etc. 2. the irritability exhibited by protoplasm when exposed to light of a certain intensity. {New Latin, from Greek phōto photo + tonos tension} …
