Antitropy

/ænˈtɪtrəpi/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being oriented or directed in an opposite manner; opposition in direction or orientation.

Etymology

From anti- (opposite) + -tropy (from Greek tropos, turn). This abstract noun emerged from botanical and biological terminology to name the general principle of opposite orientation.

Kelly Says

Antitropy is hidden everywhere in biology—from antiparallel DNA strands running in opposite directions to mirror-image amino acids, opposites allow nature to build complex, functional systems.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
反向性
fan-xiang-xing
ARالعربية
عكسية
a'k-see-yah
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধ
pro-ti-roh-doh
CACatalà
antitropia
ahn-tee-troh-pee-ah
CSČeština
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
DADansk
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
DEDeutsch
Antitropie
ahn-tee-TROH-pee
ELΕλληνικά
αντιτροπία
an-tee-TROH-pee-ah
ESEspañol
antitropia
ahn-tee-troh-pee-ah
FAفارسی
ضد‌تروپی
zad-troh-pee
FISuomi
antitropia
ahn-tee-troh-pee-ah
FRFrançais
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
GUGU
અતિટ્રોપીય
a-tee-troh-pee-y
HAHA
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
HEעברית
אנטי-טרופיות
an-tee-TROH-pee-ot
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिलोमता
pra-ti-lom-ta
HUMagyar
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
IDBahasa Indonesia
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
IGIG
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
ITItaliano
antitropia
ahn-tee-troh-pee-ah
JA日本語
反トローピー
han-torō-pī
KKKK
антитропия
anti-tro-pi-ya
KMKM
反向性
fan-xiang-xing
KO한국어
반트로피
ban-teu-ro-pi
MRMR
अंतित्रोपी
an-ti-troh-pee
MSBahasa Melayu
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyawng-lay
NLNederlands
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
NONorsk
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
PAPA
ਅੰਤਿ-ਤ੍ਰੋਪੀ
an-ti-trah-pee
PLPolski
antitropia
an-tee-troh-pee-ah
PTPortuguês
antitropia
ahn-tee-troh-pee-ah
RORomână
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
RUРусский
антитропия
anti-tro-pee-ya
SVSvenska
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
SWKiswahili
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
TAதமிழ்
எதிர்ப்பு
e-thir-pu
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధత
vi-rud-dha-ta
THไทย
ทิศทางตรงกันข้าม
tit-sang-trong-gan-kha-am
TLTL
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
TRTürkçe
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
UKУкраїнська
антитропія
anti-troh-pee-ya
URاردو
مُخالِف
moo-kha-leef
VITiếng Việt
ngược hướng
nguy-ek hoo-ong
YOYO
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee
ZH中文
反向性
fǎn xiàng xìng
ZUZU
antitropy
ahn-tee-troh-pee

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