/ Dictionary / Index T tropotaxis: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: trop•o•tax•is Pronunciation: (trop"u-tak'sis, trō"pu-), [key] — n. Zool. straight movement by an organism toward or away from a source of stimulation as a result of comparing information received by paired sensory receptors on both sides of the body. Cf. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. tropospheric scatter -tropous Related Content Daily Word Quiz: immense Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language