Homodromous

Origin

- + dromous + -

Full definition of homodromous

Adjective

1. (botany) 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. (engineering) 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.