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mechanoreceptive

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mechanore-cep-tive
IPA
30
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
3
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive English mechanoreceptive From mechano- + receptive.

Inflected Forms

more mechanoreceptive (comparative) most mechanoreceptive (superlative)

Derived Forms

mechanoreceptivity

Frequently Paired Words

mechanoreception mechanoreceptor

Questions

What does mechanoreceptive mean?
Responsive to mechanical stimuli such as sound and touch
Where does mechanoreceptive come from?
Etymology tree Latin mēchanicusder. Old French mecaniquebor. Middle English mekanyk English mechan(ic) Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der. Latin -o-bor. English -o- English mechano- Latin receptus Latin -īvus Medieval Latin receptivusbor. Middle English receptive English receptive English mechanoreceptive From mechano- + receptive.

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