Category:Homodromal

Ho*mod"ro*mal, Ho*mod"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Homo- + Gr.

1. (Bot.)

Defn: Running in the same direction; -- said of stems twining round a support, or of the spiral succession of leaves on stems and their branches.

2. (Mech.)

Defn: Moving in the same direction; -- said of a lever or pulley in which the resistance and the actuating force are both on the same side of the fulcrum or axis.