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gravireceptor

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

Noun

gravireceptor (plural gravireceptors)

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

Forms of gravireceptor

pluralgravireceptors

Origin of gravireceptor

From gravi- + receptor.

Questions about gravireceptor

What does gravireceptor mean?
Gravireceptor means any receptor that gives the brain information concerning the direction of gravitational forces (and hence a sense of up and down).
What part of speech is gravireceptor?
Gravireceptor is a noun.
What is the plural of gravireceptor?
The plural of gravireceptor is gravireceptors.

Words near gravireceptor in the dictionary

  1. graviportally
  2. graviproprioception
  3. graviproprioceptive
  4. gravireaction
  5. gravireception
  6. gravireceptor
  7. gravireceptors
  8. graviresponse
  9. graviresponses
  10. gravisaurian
  11. gravisaurians

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