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Meaning of "electroreceptor" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ELECTRORECEPTOR

ɪˈlɛktrəʊrɪˌsɛptə


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ELECTRORECEPTOR

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Electroreceptor is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ELECTRORECEPTOR MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Electroreception

Electroreception is the biological ability to perceive natural electrical stimuli. It has been observed almost exclusively in aquatic or amphibious animals, since water is a much better conductor than air, the currently known exceptions being echidnas, cockroaches and bees. Electroreception is used in electrolocation and for electrocommunication.

Definition of electroreceptor in the English dictionary

The definition of electroreceptor in the dictionary is an organ, present in some fishes, that detects electrical discharges.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ELECTRORECEPTOR

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ELECTRORECEPTOR

electrophysiological · electrophysiologist · electrophysiology · electroplate · electroplated · electroplater · electroplating · electropolar · electropositive · electropuncture · electrorheological · electrorheology · electroscope · electroscopic · electroshock · electroshock therapy · electrosonde · electrostatic · electrostatic field · electrostatic generator

WORDS THAT END LIKE ELECTRORECEPTOR

adaptor · captor · caveat emptor · chemoceptor · corruptor · descriptor · disruptor · exceptor · inceptor · interoceptor · interruptor · ionotropic receptor · lithontriptor · metabotropic receptor · oviraptor · raptor · recaptor · sculptor · susceptor · velociraptor

Synonyms and antonyms of electroreceptor in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «electroreceptor» into 25 languages

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électrorécepteur
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Electroreceptor
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Elektrorezeptor
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electroreceptor
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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ELECTRORECEPTOR»

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Transduction Channels in Sensory Cells
12.1 Introduction 12.1.1 Transduction at Electroreceptor Cells According to the strict definition of the concept “transduction,” electroreceptor cells – the sensory cells in electroreceptor organs – do not possess membrane transduction channels.
Stephan Frings, Jonathan Bradley, 2006
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Electroreception
Transdermal voltage changes are converted into membrane voltage changes in electroreceptor cells, which modulate the release of neurotransmitter and influence spike generation in primary afferent nerve fibers. At the biophysical level, each ...
Theodore Holmes Bullock, Carl D. Hopkins, Richard R. Fay, 2006
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Fish Physiology: Sensory Systems Neuroscience: Sensory ...
In the elasmobranch electroreceptor system, jelly‐filled canals in the ampullae of Lorenzini are connected by a small pore to the external medium. As a consequence, an electrical circuit is formed between the fish and the saltwater medium.
Toshiaki J. Hara, Barbara Zielinski, 2006
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Linear Coding of Dynamic Stimuli by Electroreceptor Afferents
To determine how sensory receptors respond to signal modulations, we estimated the frequency-intensity (f-I) curves of P-unit electroreceptors using 4 Hz random amplitude modulations (RAMs) and the covariance method (50 Hz RAMs).
Daniel Jeffrey Gussin, 2008
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Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology: From Genome to Environment
... 1359 Electroreception, 409 definition, 387 elasmobranch, 1808 evolution, 359, 360f, 705 sensory organs, See Electroreceptor(s) See also Active electrolocation; Electric organ(s) (EOs); Electroreceptor(s) Electroreceptor(s), 350-358, 379, ...
‎2011
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Behavioral Neurobiology: An Integrative Approach
't T' f “ moJIsf-If ' "JM '- soum Figure 8.4 Two types of electroreceptor organ in the skin of Eigenmannia. In the left half of the photomicrograph, a tuberous (TU) electroreceptor organ, composed of individual receptor cells (r), is shown. This type ...
Günther K. H. Zupanc, 2010
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Cell Physiology Sourcebook: Essentials of Membrane Biophysics
Teleost electroreceptor cells generally possess only microvilli with the exception of the African knifefish Xenomystus (Notopteridae) that shows a single short cilium on the electroreceptor (Jørgensen, 2005). The synaptic structure of receptors ...
Nicholas Sperelakis, 2012
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Computational Neuroscience: Theoretical Insights into Brain ...
+. Direct feedback Fig. 3. The ELL is subdivided into three tuberous segments ( CMS, CLS, LS); one class of electroreceptor afferent (P-units) enters the ELL and trifurcates so as to form a topographic map within each segment (a second class  ...
Paul Cisek, Trevor Drew, John Kalaska, 2007
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Neural Information Processing: 18th International ...
The EOD modulation is processed by the electroreceptor network on the skin, the electrosensory lobe in the hind brain and the torus semicircularis in the midbrain of the fish on electro perception [2]. It is important to clarify the representation of ...
Bao-Liang Lu, Liqing Zhang, James Kwok, 2011
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Frontiers in Sensing: From Biology to Engineering
2.2 Electroreceptor organs and pre-receptor mechanisms 2.2.1 Pre-receptor mechanisms Before a sensory stimulus hits the receptor cells, it is modified by structures external to the receptors themselves. In active electroreception, such ...
Friedrich G. Barth, Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Mandyam V. Srinivasan, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ELECTRORECEPTOR»

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Shark's sixth sense aid attacks from below
Most sharks possess electroreceptor clusters that are dependant on ... certain electroreceptor clusters and assessing a shark's behavioural ... «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
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Photographer Adam Hanlon shows what its like to be INSIDE the …
With sensory organs known as the ampullae of Lorenzini, the shark uses its mouth as an electroreceptor to 'feel' out its surroundings. Luckily for ... «Daily Mail, Jan 15»
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How to swim with sharks and not get eaten
Signals are received through pores on the surface of the shark's head and passed through jelly-filled canals to electroreceptor lobes in the back ... «Toronto Star, Jun 14»
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Giant Platypus Once Roamed Australia, Says Boffins
Their bills are always covered with electroreceptor's that are used to catch their underwater preys. But, the male species of platypus are gifted ... «French Tribune, Nov 13»
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Two New Species of Electric Knifefishes Discovered in Central …
... adaptation to hide from predatory fish, like catfishes and electric eels, that are equipped with a type of electroreceptor that are sensitive to DC. «Sci-News.com, Sep 13»
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AC or DC? Two newly described electric fish from the Amazon are …
... adaptation to hide from predatory fish, like catfishes and electric eels, that are equipped with a type of electroreceptor that are sensitive to DC. «Phys.Org, Aug 13»
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WA pledges $2m to shark deterrent research
... a radius of protection by interfering with the electroreceptor organs that help sharks find prey. Together with Associate Professor Nathan Hart, ... «Australian Geographic, Dec 12»
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Blazers Owner Paul Allen Loans Custom Submarine To Amazing …
... fin bases, unique fin coordination, hinged skull, electroreceptor organ, and armored scales. Like some sharks, coelacanths bear live young. «Blazersedge, Nov 11»
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Tracking the coelacanth: Two decades of research confirms a viable …
... fin bases, unique fin coordination, hinged skull, electroreceptor organ, and armored scales. Like some sharks, coelacanths bear live young. «Mongabay.com, Nov 11»
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The Man Who Swims With Coelacanths
Fricke: They have a giant electroreceptor in their head, called the rostral organ. They perceive the electric field which a swimming object in salt ... «Wired News, May 11»
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