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ageotropic ‎(not comparable)

1. Upward; moving or bending away from the earth.
   • 2013, Seilesh Babu, Practical Otology for the Otolaryngologist, ISBN 1597566365, page 279:

     This results in an ageotropic (away from ground) horizontal nystagmus, which is stronger in the left-ear-down position (excitatory position).

2. Failing to show an expected or typical earthward direction.
   • 2013, Peter Davies, Plant Hormones: Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, ISBN 9401104735:

     Ageotropic growth is also displayed by shoots of 'lazy' mutants (e.g., ageotropica mutant of tomato かつ lazy mutants of rice, wheat, かつ maize), stolons or runners (e.g., strawberries), and underground stems or rhizomes (e.g. bamboos, quackgrass, かつ potato).