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Clinostat         
DEVICE WHICH USES ROTATION TO NEGATE THE EFFECTS OF GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Klinostat
·add. ·noun An apparatus consisting of a slowly revolving disk, usually regulated by clockwork, by means of wich the action of external agents, as light and gravity, on growing plants may be regulated or eliminated.
Clinostat         
DEVICE WHICH USES ROTATION TO NEGATE THE EFFECTS OF GRAVITATIONAL PULL ON PLANT GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT
Klinostat
A clinostat is a device which uses rotation to negate the effects of gravitational pull on plant growth (gravitropism) and development (gravimorphism). It has also been used to study the effects of microgravity on cell cultures, animal embryos and spider webs.