NASTIC

Meaning of NASTIC in English

Pronunciation: ' nas-tik

Function: adjective

Etymology: Greek nastos close-pressed, from nassein to press

Date: 1908

: of, relating to, or constituting a movement of a plant part caused by disproportionate growth or increase of turgor in one surface

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NASTIC — adjective Etymology: Greek nastos close-pressed, from nassein to press Date: 1908 of, relating to, or constituting a movement of a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NASTIC — ˈnastik adjective Etymology: Greek nastos close-pressed, firm, solid (from nassein to press, stamp down) + English -ic : of, relating …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-NASTIC — a combining form occurring in adjectives corresponding to nouns ending in -nasty: hyponastic. [ see NASTIC ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NASTIC — /nas"tik/ , adj. Bot. of or showing sufficiently greater cellular force or growth on one side of an axis to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NASTIC — adjective Etymology: Greek nastos close-pressed, from nassein to press Date: 1908 : of, relating to, or constituting a movement of …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NASTIC — [ 'nastɪk ] ■ adjective Botany (of the movement of plant parts) caused by an external stimulus but unaffected in …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NASTIC — [nas.tic] adj [Gk nastos close-pressed, fr. nassein to press] (1908): of, relating to, or constituting a movement of a plant …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NASTIC — nastic BrE AmE ˈnæst ɪk
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NASTIC — adj. Bot. (of the movement of plant parts) not determined by an external stimulus. [Gk nastos squeezed together f. nasso …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NASTIC — adj. Bot. (of the movement of plant parts) not determined by an external stimulus. [ Gk nastos squeezed together f. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NASTIC — adj. Bot. (of the movement of plant parts) not determined by an external stimulus. Etymology: Gk nastos squeezed together f. …
Oxford English vocab
NASTIC — настический
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
NASTIC — настический
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
NASTIC MOVEMENT — noun : movement of a flat plant part (as a leaf or bud scale) that is oriented in respect to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DIR-NASTIC — Adj. a combination of the words 'dirty' and 'nasty,' employed to express ones profound or extreme disgust for something Example: …
Slang English vocab
NASTIC MOVEMENT — настия (движение растения, вызванное диффузными внешними стимулами или внутренними факторами)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
NASTIC MOVEMENT — настия ( движение растения, вызванное диффузными внешними стимулами или внутренними факторами )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
EPINASTY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nastos close-pressed (from nassein to press) + International Scientific Vocabulary 2-y Date: …
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TROPISM — ˈtrōˌpizəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary -tropism 1. a. : involuntary orientation by an organism or one …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
THERMONASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary therm- + -nasty : a nastic movement that is associated with …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEISMONASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē, -aas-, -ti noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary seismo- + -nasty : a nastic movement in plants …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PHOTONASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary phot- + -nasty; probably originally formed as German photonastie : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NYCTINASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary nyct- + -nasty; probably originally formed as German nyktinastie : a …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-NASTY — ˌnastē, -aas-, -ti noun combining form ( -es ) Etymology: German -nastie, from Greek nastos close-pressed, firm + German -ie …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HYPONASTY — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary hypo- + -nasty; originally formed as German hyponastie : a nastic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EPINASTY — ˈepəˌnastē noun ( -es ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + -nasty; originally formed as German epinastie : a nastic …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
-NASTY — a combining form with the meaning "nastic pressure," of the kind or in the direction specified by the initial element: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EPINASTY — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary epi- + Greek nast os close-pressed (from nassein to press) + International Scientific Vocabulary -y …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EPINASTY — [epi.nas.ty] n [ISV epi- + Gk nastos close-pressed (fr. nassein to press) + ISV [2]-y] (1880): a nastic movement in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
MOVEMENT — 1) движение; телодвижение 2) переселение, кочёвка • - anaphase movement - associated movements - cardiopneumatic movements - circular movement - comfort movements - expressive movement - food-procuring movement - formative …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
MOVEMENT — 1) движение; телодвижение 2) переселение, кочёвка • - anaphase movement - associated movements - cardiopneumatic movements - circular movement - …
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
НАСТИЯ — 1) (движение растения, вызванное диффузными внешними стимулами или внутренними факторами) nastic movement 2) nasty
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