Photoorientation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The process of aligning molecules or living organisms using light. uncountable

    "The term photoorientation is used here to include all types of movement which tend to bring living organisms into geometrical relation with light fields in which they find themselves."

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"The term photoorientation is used here to include all types of movement which tend to bring living organisms into geometrical relation with light fields in which they find themselves."

Etymology

From photo- + orientation.

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