heterodromous

Het`er*od"ro*mous, a. Etym: [Hetero- + Gr. 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.

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