词根词缀：-ism, -ismus

【来源及含义】Greek, ismos; Latin, ismus: a suffix: belief in, practice of, condition of, process, characteristic behavior or manner, abnormal state, distinctive feature or trait

【同源单词】abaptism, abolitionism, abortionism, abrakophilism, absenteeism, absolutism

词根词缀：photo-, phot-, -photic

【来源及含义】Greek: light; ultraviolet and infrared radiation; radiant energy

【相关词根词缀】 Etymologically related "light, shine, glow" word families: ethero-; fulg-; luco-; lumen-, lum-; luna, luni-; lustr-; phengo-; pheno-; phospho-; scinti-, scintill-; splendo-.

【同源单词】aphotesthesia, aphotic, aphototaxis, aphototropism, astrophotograph, astrophotographer

词根词缀：tropo-, trop-, -tropal, -trope(s), -tropic, -tropism, -tropia, -tropous, -tropy, trep-

【来源及含义】Greek: bend, curve, turn, a turning; response to stimulus

【相关描述】Don't confuse this tropo-, -tropy element with tropho-, meaning "food, nourishment, nutrition".

【相关词根词缀】 Inter-related cross references involving word units meaning "bend, curve, turn": diversi-; diverticul-; flect-, flex-; gyro-; meand-; -plex; streph-; stroph-; tors-; verg-; vers-; volv-.

【同源单词】acrotropic, acrotropism, aerotropic, aerotropism, ageotropism, allotrope