mechanosensitive
adjective
mechanosensitive is spelled M-E-C-H-A-N-O-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, mechanosensitive means “Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mechanosensitive?
| Letters | 16: M-E-C-H-A-N-O-S-E-N-S-I-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 89 million words; the 301,415th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is mechanosensitive?
Mechanosensitive appears about once in every 89 million words in written English, the 301,415th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of mechanosensitive
- more mechanosensitive comparative
- most mechanosensitive superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mechanosensitive mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sensitive to mechanical stimuli such as pressure.
a mechanosensitive ion channel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mechanosensitive come from?
From mechano- + sensitive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).