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Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches. not-comparable
2. 2
   Moving in the same direction (said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis). not-comparable

Synonyms

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homodromic

Antonyms

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heterodromous

Etymology

From homo- + -dromous.

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