I. ˈtaksə̇s noun
( plural tax·es -kˌsēz)
Etymology: Greek, literally, arrangement, order, from taktos (verbal of tassein to arrange, order) + -sis — more at tactics
1. : the manual restoration of a displaced body part ; specifically : the reduction of a hernia manually
2.
[New Latin, from -taxis ]
a. : reflex movement by a freely motile and usually simple organism that is translational or sometimes merely orientational and that constitutes a positive or negative response to a source of stimulation (as a light or a temperature or chemical gradient) — compare kinesis , tropism
b. : a reflex reaction involving such movement
3. : a unit (as a company, battalion) of varying size in an ancient Greek army
II.
plural of taxi
present third singular of taxi