homodromal Meaning, Definition & Usage

Ho*mod"ro*mal, Ho*mod"ro*mous adjective (Also<

• Homodromal
• Homodromous

)

Etymology

Homo- + Gr. a course, running.

Definitions

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.