As nouns the difference between nudism and tropism
is that nudism is the belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm while tropism is (biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus.
nudism
English
Noun
(-)
The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.
Synonyms
* naturism
Related terms
* nude
* nudist
See also
* au naturel
* clothing compulsive
* clothing optional
* skinny dipping
* textile
* unclad
tropism
English
Noun
(
wikipedia tropism)
(
en noun)
(biology) the turning of an organism in response to a stimulus, either towards or away from the stimulus
(virology) viral tropism, or which type of tissue supports a certain virus
Usage notes
Distinguished from (m) in that in a taxis, the organism has (l) and moves towards or away from stimulus (e.g., bacteria, animals), while in a tropism the organism is not (l), and simply turns or grows towards or away from stimulus (e.g., plants, fungi). Similarly, (m) is distinguished as non-directional'' ''movement.
In compound terms, analyzed as suffix (m), not stand-alone tropism .
Derived terms
See for compounds.
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