# taxis

Pronunciation: US say "TAK-seez" /ˈtæksiz/; UK

## Noun

1. Plural of taxi. — plural of taxi
   - Simple: Plural of taxi. Use this form when you mean more than one taxi.
   - _Yellow taxis crowded the busy downtown avenue._
   - _The hotel called two taxis for the early-morning guests._
3. The directed movement of an organism toward or away from a stimulus such as light, heat, or a chemical signal.
   - Simple: Movement of a tiny living thing toward or away from something, like light, heat, or a chemical.
   - _Researchers studied the taxis that guides bacteria toward higher sugar concentrations._
   - _Negative taxis drives the larvae into shaded crevices during the day._
4. The hands-on repositioning of a displaced body part to its normal place following a dislocation or fracture.
   - Simple: Gently pushing a bone or organ back into its normal place by hand.
   - _The surgeon attempted taxis before considering a more invasive operation._
   - _Reduction by taxis spared the patient from immediate surgery._
5. Arrangement or ordering in general, as in the organization of parts in architecture or grammar.
   - Simple: The way parts are arranged or put in order, such as in buildings or language.
   - _The architect praised the careful taxis of the building's structural elements._
   - _A clear taxis of the clauses gave the long sentence its readability._
6. The ordered arrangement of the different parts of a topic or subject.
   - Simple: The way the parts of a subject are arranged or put in order.
   - _The lecturer's taxis moved logically from causes to effects._
   - _Good taxis kept the complex topic easy to understand throughout._
7. A brigade-sized unit of soldiers in an Ancient Greek army.
   - Simple: A group of soldiers, much like a brigade, in an army of ancient Greece.
   - _The Athenian taxis held the line against the Persian advance._
   - _A single taxis could number several hundred hoplites._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of taxi. — third-person singular simple present indicative of taxi
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of taxi. Use it with a single subject like a plane or pilot.
   - _The aircraft taxis to its assigned gate once the engines power down._
   - _She taxis the small plane carefully along the narrow grass strip._

## Origin

A learned borrowing from Ancient Greek τάξις (táxis), meaning 'arrangement, order'.

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