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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Hellenic *homós Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós)der. English homo- English -dromous English homodromous From homo- + -dromous.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Spiralling in the same direction; said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.
- (not-comparable) 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).