'Heterodromous' definitions:

Definition of 'Heterodromous'

From: GCIDE
  • Heterodromous \Het`er*od"ro*mous\, a. [Hetero- + Gr. ? to run.]
  • 1. (Bot.) Having spirals of changing direction. --Gray. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. (Mech.) Moving in opposite directions; -- said of a lever, pulley, etc., in which the resistance and the actuating force are on opposite sides of the fulcrum or axis. [1913 Webster]