sensory receptor
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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Sense 1 noun
an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Types & categories
- organ hypernym
- lateral line hyponym
- interoceptor hyponym
- exteroceptor hyponym
- third eye hyponym
- baroreceptor hyponym
- chemoreceptor hyponym
- thermoreceptor hyponym
- eye hyponym
- ear hyponym
- organ of hearing hyponym
- inner ear hyponym
- semicircular canal hyponym
- stretch receptor hyponym
Parts & wholes
- sensory system part holonym
- papilla part meronym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | effector |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | receive |
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | sensory system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | papilla |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | organ |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | lateral line |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | interoceptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | exteroceptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | third eye |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | baroreceptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | chemoreceptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | thermoreceptor |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | eye |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | ear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | organ of hearing |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | inner ear |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | semicircular canal |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | stretch receptor |