homodromous

Meaning

Adjective

  • Running in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
  • 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.

Origin

Modern English dictionary

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