gravireceptor

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noun

Any receptor that gives the brain information concerning the direction of gravitational forces (and hence a sense of up and down).

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Meanings

noungravireceptor (plural gravireceptors)

plural gravireceptors

  1. Any receptor that gives the brain information concerning the direction of gravitational forces (and hence a sense of up and down).

Origin

From gravi- + receptor.

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APA

gravireceptor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravireceptor

MLA

“gravireceptor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravireceptor. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gravireceptor,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gravireceptor.

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