heterodromous Meaning, Definition & Usage

Het`er*od"ro*mous adjective

Etymology

Hetero- + Gr. to run.

Definitions

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.