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    taxis
    noun
    arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.
  • -taxis
    -taxis
    a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

taxis

1 American  
[tak-sis] / ˈtæk sɪs /

noun

plural

taxes

  1. arrangement or order, as in one of the physical sciences.

  2. Biology. oriented movement of a motile organism in response to an external stimulus, as toward or away from light.

  3. Surgery. the replacing of a displaced part, or the reducing of a hernia or the like, by manipulation without cutting.

  4. Architecture. the adaptation to the purposes of a building of its various parts.

taxis 2 American  
[tak-seez] / ˈtæk siz /

noun

  1. a plural of taxi.

-taxis 3 American  

  1. a combining form representing taxis1 in compound words.

    heterotaxis.
-taxis 1 British  

combining form

  1. indicating movement towards or away from a specified stimulus

    thermotaxis

  2. order or arrangement

    phyllotaxis
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
taxis 2 British  
/ ˈtæksɪs /

noun

  1. the movement of a cell or organism in a particular direction in response to an external stimulus

  2. surgery the repositioning of a displaced organ or part by manual manipulation only

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • -tactic combining form

Etymology

Origin of taxis

1720–30; < New Latin < Greek táxis, equivalent to tak- (base of tássein to arrange, put in order) + -sis -sis

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After nearly a decadelong cycle of hype, disappointment and then renewed hype, self-driving taxis are starting to roll onto American streets in large numbers.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

Autonomous vehicle advocates have said driverless taxis improve road safety conditions in communities in which they operate.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Tesla is currently valued more highly than about a dozen other carmakers combined on the premise that it can deliver a future that includes driverless taxis, humanoid robots and groundbreaking advancements in artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The flights are part of the electric vertical takeoff and landing, or eVTOL, Integration Pilot Program, or eIPP, launched by the Transportation Department in 2025 to accelerate the development and adoption of air taxis.

From Barron's • Apr. 27, 2026

Red buses and beetle-black taxis crawled through traffic on narrow streets.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart

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