mechanosensory

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the sensing of mechanical stimuli.

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

adjectivemechanosensory (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or pertaining to the sensing of mechanical stimuli.

Origin

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

From mechano- + sensory.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with mechanosensory

sensorydispensarysomatosensorymultisensoryextrasensorychemosensorysuspensoryaudiosensoryauditosensorybiosensorybisensoryelectrosensorygenitosensoryhemisensoryhygrosensoryincensoryintersensorylaterosensorymagnetosensorymonosensoryneurosensorynonsensoryorosensoryosmosensory
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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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