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Anadromous
Anadromous A*nad"ro*mous, a. [Gr. ? running upward; ? + ? a
running, ? to run.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) Ascending rivers from the sea, at certain
seasons, for breeding, as the salmon, shad, etc.
2. (Bot.) Tending upwards; -- said of terns in which the
lowest secondary segments are on the upper side of the
branch of the central stem. --D. C. Eaton.
Antidromous
Antidromous An*tid"ro*mous, a. [Pref. anti- + Gr. ? a
running.] (Bot.)
Changing the direction in the spiral sequence of leaves on a
stem.
CatadromousCatadromous Ca*tad"ro*mous, a. [Gr. kata` down + dro`mos a
running.]
1. (Bot.) Having the lowest inferior segment of a pinna
nearer the rachis than the lowest superior one; -- said of
a mode of branching in ferns, and opposed to anadromous.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Living in fresh water, and going to the sea to
spawn; -- opposed to anadromous, and said of the eel. DromonDromond Drom"ond, or Dromon Drom"on [OF. dromont, L. dromo,
fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See
Dromedary.]
In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter;
a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] --Fuller.
The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris. DromondDromond Drom"ond, or Dromon Drom"on [OF. dromont, L. dromo,
fr. Gr. dro`mwn light vessel, prob. fr. dramei^n to run. See
Dromedary.]
In the Middle Ages, a large, fast-sailing galley, or cutter;
a large, swift war vessel. [Hist. or Archaic] --Fuller.
The great dromond swinging from the quay. -- W. Morris. Gynandromorph
Gynandromorph Gy*nan"dro*morph, n. (Zo["o]l.)
An animal affected with gynandromorphism,
Gynandromorphism
Gynandromorphism Gy*nan"dro*mor`phism, n. [Gr. gynh` a woman,
female + ?, ?, a man, male + ? form.] (Zo["o]l.)
An abnormal condition of certain animals, in which one side
has the external characters of the male, and the other those
of the female.
Gynandromorphous
Gynandromorphous Gy*nan`dro*mor"phous, a. (Zo["o]l.)
Affected, with gynandromorphism.
Haemadromograph
Haemadromograph H[ae]m`a*drom"o*graph, n. [H[ae]ma- + Gr. ?
course + -graph.] (Physiol.)
An instrument for registering the velocity of the blood.
HaemadromometryHaemadrometry H[ae]m`a*drom"e*try,Haemadromometry
H[ae]m`a*dro*mom"e*try, n.
Same as Hemadrometry. Hemadromometer
Hemadrometer Hem`a*drom"e*ter, Hemadromometer
Hem`a*dro*mom"e*ter, n. [Hema- + Gr. ? course + -meter.]
(Physiol.)
An instrument for measuring the velocity with which the blood
moves in the arteries.
Hemadromometry
Hemadrometry Hem`a*drom`e*try, Hemadromometry
Hem`a*dro*mom"e*try, n. (Physiol.)
The act of measuring the velocity with which the blood
circulates in the arteries; h[ae]motachometry.
Heterodromous
Heterodromous Het`er*od"ro*mous, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? to run.]
1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. --Gray.
2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever,
pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating
force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis.
Homodromous
Homodromal Ho*mod"ro*mal, Homodromous Ho*mod"ro*mous, a.
[Homo- + Gr. ? a course, running.]
1. (Bot.) Running in the same direction; -- said of stems
twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of
leaves on stems and their branches.
2. (Mech.) 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.
Prodromous
Prodromous Prod"ro*mous, a.
Precursory. [R.]
Meaning of Dromo from wikipedia
- The
Chumbi Valley,
called Dromo or
Tromo in Tibetan, is a
valley in the
Himalayas that
projects southwards from the
Tibetan plateau,
intervening between...
- up
dromos in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Dromos may
refer to:
Cursus publicus, the
public road
system of the
Roman and
Byzantine empires Dromos, in...
- season, a loss,
before turning head
coaching duties over to Earl Ford.
Dromo suffered a
heart attack after a game on
January 2, 1971.
Howard Stacey was...
- John
Dromo (July 7, 1916 –
September 29, 1992) was an
American basketball coach. He
served as the head
basketball coach at the
University of Louisville...
-
Gymnoi sto
dromo or
Gimni sto
dromo (Gr****: Γυμνοί στο δρόμο,
Naked in the street) is a 1969 Gr****
drama film
directed and
written by
Giannis Dalianidis...
-
County (Chinese: 亚东县; pinyin: Yàdōng xiàn), also
known by its
Tibetan name
Dromo/Tromo
County (Tibetan: གྲོ་མོ་རྫོང, Wylie: gro mo rdzong, THL: dro mo dzong...
- all time. John
Dromo was Hickman's ****istant for 17
years and
succeeded him at head
coach in 1967. In four
seasons as head coach,
Dromo led the Cardinals...
- racing. The name is
derived from the Gr****
words hippos (ἵππος; "horse") and
dromos (δρόμος; "course"). The
ancient Roman version, the circus, was
similar to...
- for a
structure that is two
rooms deep but
lacking a
central corridor.
Dromos An
entrance p****age or
avenue leading to a building, tomb or p****ageway...
-
publicus (Latin: "the
public way";
Ancient Gr****: δημόσιος δρόμος, dēmósios
drómos) was the
state mandated and
supervised courier and
transportation service...
