mechanosensing

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noun

Responsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below

OriginEnglish sensing ← Middle English mekanyk ← Old French mecanique →
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Meanings

nounmechanosensing (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyResponsivity to mechanical stimuli, especially at the cellular level or below

    Mechanosensing is probably the least understood aspect of the whole process of mechanotransduction.

    2005, S.R.K. Vedula et al., “Role of external physical forces in cell signal transduction”, in Hiroshi Wada, editor, Biomechanics at micro- and nanoscale levels, →ISBN, page 83

Origin

  1. Latinmēchanicus
  2. Old Frenchmecanique
  3. Middle Englishmekanyk
  4. Englishmechan(ic)
  5. Englishmechano-
  6. Englishsensing
  7. Englishmechanosensing

From mechano- + sensing.

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APA

mechanosensing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensing

MLA

“mechanosensing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensing. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanosensing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanosensing.

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