or|tho|trop|ic

or|tho|trop|ic
or|tho|trop|ic «AWR thuh TROP ihk», adjective.
1. Botany. of, having to do with, or exhibiting orthotropism; growing vertically upward or downward, as a stem or root.
2. having to do with or using a type of bridge design in which steel plates, strengthened by longitudinal ribs, serve both as roadway and structural support: »

an orthotropic bridge or girder. The orthotropic deck, a European innovation, was used for the first time in the United States in two bridges completed in 1967 (William H. Quirk).

or´tho|trop´i|cal|ly, adverb.

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  • or´tho|trop´i|cal|ly — or|tho|trop|ic «AWR thuh TROP ihk», adjective. 1. Botany. of, having to do with, or exhibiting orthotropism; growing vertically upward or downward, as a stem or root. 2. having to do with or using a type of bridge design in which steel plates,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • trop — trop·ic; trop·i·ca·li·an; trop·i·cal·i·ty; trop·i·cal·iza·tion; trop·i·cal·ize; trop·i·cal·ly; trop·i·co·pol·i·tan; trop·i·cor·bis; trop·i·dine; trop·i·do·lep·tus; trop·o·log·i·cal; trop·o·lone; trop·o·phyte; trop·o·tac·tic; trop·o·tax·is;… …   English syllables

  • tho — acan·tho·ceph·a·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·li; acan·tho·ce·re·us; acan·tho·chei·lo·ne·ma; acan·tho·cyb·i·um; ac·an·tho·dea; ac·an·tho·des; ac·an·tho·dii; acan·tho·li·mon; ac·an·tho·ma; acan·tho·phis; acan·tho·pod; acan·tho·pore; acan·tho·scel·i·des;… …   English syllables

  • Pont de Cân Tho — Cầu Cần Thơ Pays  Viêt Nam …   Wikipédia en Français

  • orthotropic — or·tho·trop·ic …   English syllables

  • cal — abi·o·log·i·cal; adre·no·cor·ti·cal; aero·bi·o·log·i·cal; aero·chem·i·cal; aero·log·i·cal; aero·med·i·cal; aero·nau·ti·cal; aero·phys·i·cal; aero·tech·ni·cal; aes·thet·i·cal·ly; afo·cal; ag·a·tho·kak·o·log·i·cal; ag·nat·i·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • ic — ot·ic; zo·ic; IC; ac·a·dem·ic; ac·ro·bat·ic; ac·ro·me·gal·ic; ac·ro·nar·cot·ic; acryl·ic; adon·ic; ae·ol·ic; aero·stat·ic; al·ca·ic; al·co·hol·ic; al·go·gen·ic; al·pha·nu·mer·ic; al·ta·ic; am·har·ic; am·o·rit·ic; an·al·pha·bet·ic; an·a·lyt·ic;… …   English syllables

  • OR — OR; clam·or; clang·or; col·or; co·or·di·nate; en·deav·or; ex·te·ri·or; hem·or·rhage; hem·or·rhoi·dal; hon·or; hon·or·able; hon·or·ary; hon·or·if·ic; in·te·ri·or; me·te·or; mon·or·chid; or·a·cle; or·ange; or·a·to·ri·an; or·a·to·ry; or·bit;… …   English syllables

  • orthotrop — or|tho|trop 〈Adj.; Bot.〉 unter dem Einfluss der Erdanziehungskraft senkrecht aufwärts od. abwärtswachsend (von Pflanzen) [<grch. orthos „recht, richtig“ + ...trop1] * * * or|tho|trop <Adj.> [zu griech. trope̅̓ = (Hin)wendung] (Bot.):… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • orthotrop — 1or|tho|trop* <zu ↑...trop> senkrecht aufwärts od. abwärts wachsend (in Bezug auf Pflanzen od. Pflanzenteile; Bot.). orthotrop 2 2or|tho|trop* Kurzw. aus ↑orthogonal u. ↑anisotrop> in der Fügung orthotrope Platten: im Stahlbau, bes. im… …   Das große Fremdwörterbuch

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