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Tropism is an English word with synonyms like reaction or response. Below you'll find 1 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Tropism meaning

  1. The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
  2. A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism.
  3. Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.

Synonyms of Tropism

reaction response

Related words

Other words often associated with Tropism or its synonyms:

activity event opposition statement idea effect upshot resistance result answer consequence issue

Using Tropism

  • The main meaning on this page is: The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this. | A capability or tendency for a pathogen (chiefly a virus) to infect a type of cell, tissue, organ, or host organism. | Of a person: an instinctive predilection or tendency; also (generally), a liking, a preference.
  • Useful related words include: reaction, response.

Context around Tropism

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 31 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

confused 1×

Sentence patterns with Tropism

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and confused tropism can make 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

all this goes 1×

Common sentence endings:

a total miss 1×

Words around Tropism

Just before it in the word index:

tropics 167 tropico 4 tropicana 52 tropicals 3 tropicalised 2 tropicalis 2

Just after it in the word index:

tropius 2 tropocollagen 2 tropomi 2 troponin 8 tropopause 8 troposphere 40

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafia 4

Corpus analysis for Tropism

  • In this selection, "tropism" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 31 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, confused stand out and add context to how "tropism" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and confused tropism can make. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "tropism" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with tropism

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

All this goes to show that even with a stacked cast and Netflix money to boot, bad writing and confused tropism can make even the most promising plot a total miss. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

All this goes to show that even with a stacked cast and Netflix money to boot, bad writing and confused tropism can make even the most promising plot a total miss. (31 words)

Example sentences (1)

All this goes to show that even with a stacked cast and Netflix money to boot, bad writing and confused tropism can make even the most promising plot a total miss.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "tropism" in a sentence?
An example: "All this goes to show that even with a stacked cast and Netflix money to boot, bad writing and confused tropism can make even the most promising plot a total miss." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "tropism" from authentic English texts.
What does "tropism" mean?
Tropism means: The turning of an organism (chiefly a plant) or part of an organism either towards or away from a stimulus; (countable) an instance of this.
What are synonyms of "tropism"?
Common synonyms of "tropism" include: reaction, response.
How many example sentences with "tropism" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "tropism", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.