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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SENSILLUM

New Latin, diminutive of Latin sensus sense (Middle Latin: sense organ).
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PRONUNCIATION OF SENSILLUM

sensillum  [sɛnˈsɪləm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SENSILLUM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Sensillum 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 SENSILLUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Sensillum

A sensillum is an arthropod sensory organ protruding from the cuticle, or sometimes lying within or beneath it. Sensilla are divided in chemical, mechanical, thermal and visual.

Definition of sensillum in the English dictionary

The definition of sensillum in the dictionary is a sense organ in insects, typically consisting of a receptor organ in the integument connected to sensory neurons.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SENSILLUM


amylum
ˈæmɪləm
asylum
əˈsaɪləm
bryophyllum
ˌbraɪəˈfɪləm
chillum
ˈtʃɪləm
filum
ˈfaɪləm
hilum
ˈhaɪləm
paspalum
pæsˈpeɪləm
phylum
ˈfaɪləm
pilum
ˈpaɪləm
podophyllum
ˌpɒdəʊˈfɪləm
Salem
ˈseɪləm
spathiphyllum
spəˈθɪfɪləm
spirillum
spaɪˈrɪləm
subphylum
sʌbˈfaɪləm
superphylum
ˌsuːpərˈfaɪləm
vexillum
vɛkˈsɪləm
Winston-Salem
ˈwɪnstənˈseɪləm
xylem
ˈzaɪləm
ylem
ˈaɪləm
zanthoxylum
zænˈθɒksɪləm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SENSILLUM

sensibilia
sensibilities
sensibility
sensible
sensible horizon
sensible note
sensibleness
sensibly
sensile
sensilla
sensism
sensist
sensitisation
sensitise
sensitiser
sensitive
sensitive plant
sensitively
sensitiveness
sensitivities

WORDS THAT END LIKE SENSILLUM

antebellum
aspergillum
capitellum
castellum
cerebellum
clitellum
flabellum
flagellum
haustellum
intervallum
labellum
macallum
pellum
post-bellum
rostellum
sacellum
scutellum
skellum
vallum
vellum

Synonyms and antonyms of sensillum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «sensillum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SENSILLUM

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The translations of sensillum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «sensillum» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

感器
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sensillum
570 millions of speakers

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sensillum
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Translator English - Hindi

Sensillum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

sensillum
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сенсиллы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sensillum
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

sensillum
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sensillum
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sensillum
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sensillum
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

感覚子
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

sensillum
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sensillum
85 millions of speakers
vi

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sensillum
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

sensillum
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संवेदना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sensillum
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sensillum
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sensillum
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сенсілли
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sensillum
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

αισθητηρίων
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sensillum
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

sensillum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

sensillum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of sensillum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSILLUM»

The term «sensillum» is used very little and occupies the 160.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SENSILLUM» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about sensillum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SENSILLUM»

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Methods in Insect Sensory Neuroscience
12.2.2 Extracellular Single-sensillum Recording Techniques The limitations set by the EAG technique (i.e., in sensitivity and specificity) are partly overcome by single-sensillum recording (SSR) techniques, which monitor the electrical events  ...
Thomas A. Christensen, 2004
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A Dictionary of Entomology
59: 83I84) SENSE-BRISTLE See Sensillum Chaeticum. SENSE CELL 1. Neurocyte of a sensory neuron. 2. Receptive cell of a sense organ, with a proximal nerve-process going to a nerve centre (Snodgrass). SENSE CONE Scarabaeoid ...
‎2011
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Dictionary of Insect Morphology
L. _» sense area sensillum ampullaceum _» Forell's ampulla sensillum basiconicum _» sense papilla sensillum campaniforme _» Hicks' bottle sensillum campaniformium _» Hicks' bottle sensillum chaeticum _» sensory bristle sensillum ...
Henrik Steinmann, Lajos Zombori, 1999
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The Biology of Wetas, King Crickets and Their Allies
Simple trichoid sensillum This type of sensillum is considered to be one of the most primitive sense organs of the insects. Externally, it consists of one thin hair, which varies between 25 and 100 um, which is inserted in a protuberance of the  ...
L. H. Field, 2001
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Frontiers in Sensing: From Biology to Engineering
2.3 Functional identification ofthe ant cuticular hydrocarbon sensillum Because of the antennation behavior shown by the ants when inspecting other ants, the CHC -sensitive sensilla were expected to be found on the antennae. However ...
Friedrich G. Barth, Joseph A. C. Humphrey, Mandyam V. Srinivasan, 2012
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A Dictionary for Invertebrate Zoology:
A small epithelial sense organ or nerve ending; a simple receptor complex. sensillum ampullaceum A sense organ in which the sense cone is a flask- or pouch-shaped cavity with no external structure evident; ampullaceous sensillum; sensory ...
Tim Williams, 2009
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The Physiology of Excitable Cells
tormogen cell trichogen cell sensillum lymph cavity basal lamina HAEMOLYMPH electrode. epithelium, since many of the proteins of the second- messenger cascade there, including the G proteins and the adenylyl cyclase, are different, and ...
David J. Aidley, 1998
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Aphid Ecology An optimization approach: An Optimization Approach
X200. (2) Primary rhinar- ium on sixth segment of alate Aphis pomi comprising one large placoid sensillum, two smaller ones and four coeloconic pegs, X900. (3 ) Primary rhinarium on sixth segment of alate Nasonovia ribis-nigri almost totally  ...
A.F.G. Dixon, 1998
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The American Cockroach
... for P. americana sensillum types. u Fig. 9.9 Antenral sensillar types of/3, americana. (a) SEM Sense organs 255. Type of sensillum Surface structure Length Diameter Number ofrec. cells % of male Function sensilla Porous-walled ( ^m) ...
William J. Bell, K.G. Adiyodi, 1981
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Insect Hydrocarbons: Biology, Biochemistry, and Chemical Ecology
By the tip-recording method, all these receptor neurons in the investigated sensillum are potentially stimulated. Nevertheless, if one can use an adequate stimulus for each neuron, the impulse of which is identified by its particular amplitude, ...
Gary J. Blomquist, Anne-Geneviève Bagnères, 2010

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SENSILLUM»

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Leaf odor attracts Drosophila suzukii
Researchers were able to measure the olfactory specialization of the insect to this leaf odor on the basis of the response of a certain sensillum. «Phys.Org, Mar 15»
2
Blattduftstoff lockt Kirschessigfliegen an
Die Kopplung von Sinnesphysiologie (Einzel-Sensillum-Ableitungen) mit Gaschromatografie ermöglicht dabei die Untersuchung einzelner Sinneshaare, ... «Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, Mar 15»
3
Fruit flies use olfactory cues to detect healthy antioxidants in their food
Hany Dweck is stimulating olfactory sensory neurons in fruit flies with different odors using the single sensillum recording (SSR) technique. Credit: Anna Schroll. «Phys.Org, Jan 15»
4
Neurons Talk Without Synapses
In the antennae of Drosophila melanogaster, olfactory neurons are bundled into fluid-filled hairs called sensilla. Each sensillum contains two to four neurons, ... «Scientist, Nov 12»
5
Warum DEET so erfolgreich gegen Mücken wirkt
Mindestens zwei solcher OSNs sind in einem Sensillum verborgen. In den Versuchen wurden die elektrischen Signale je eines OSN gleichzeitig aufgenommen ... «derStandard.at, Sep 11»
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Warum AUTAN so erfolgreich gegen Mücken und andere Insekten …
Mindestens zwei solcher OSNs sind in einem Sensillum verborgen. In den Versuchen wurden die elektrischen Signale je eines OSN gleichzeitig aufgenommen ... «Informationsdienst Wissenschaft, Sep 11»
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DEET Mosquito Repellent Could Lose Its Bite
sensillum The researchers then attached electrodes to their mosquitoes' antennae, allowing them to monitor responses to DEET and other compounds. DEET ... «Wired News, May 10»
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Preexisting Patterns Guide Evolution's Paintbrush
Curiously, each mutant fly with an extra spot also had an extra sensory organ—a motion detector called a campaniform sensillum—under the spot. Conversely ... «Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Apr 10»
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Poopravme si funkci feromonů
Sensillum. Sensillum je jednoduchý smyslový orgán tvořený jednou nebo několika smyslovými buňkami na konci nervového zakončení. Do vybíhajícího vlásku ... «Osel.cz, Jun 08»

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