Heterodromous
Pronunciation : Het`er*od"ro*mous
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Hetero- + Gr.
Definition : 1. (Bot.)
Defn: Having spirals of changing direction. Gray.
2. (Mech.)
Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913