Meanings
verbmechanosense (third-person singular simple present mechanosenses, present participle mechanosensing, simple past and past participle mechanosensed)
present singular third person mechanosenses · participle present mechanosensing · participle past mechanosensed · past mechanosensed
- To employ mechanosensation
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmekanyk
- Englishmechan(ic)
- Englishmechano-
- Proto-Indo-European*sent-
- Proto-Italic*sentiō
- Latinsentiō
- Latinsēnsu
- Proto-Germanic*sinnaz
- Frankish*sinn
- Vulgar Latin*sennus
- Old Frenchsens
- Middle Englishsense
- Englishsense
- Englishmechanosense
Cite this entry
APA
mechanosense. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosense
MLA
“mechanosense.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosense. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanosense,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosense.
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