graviperception

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English

Etymology

From gravi- +‎ perception.

Noun

graviperception (uncountable)

  1. perception of gravity
    • 1904, Nature Publishing Group, Nature:
      And I am glad to note that both Pfeffer and Czapek are not disinclined to believe in the possibility of various forms of graviperception.
    • 1992, Cees M Karssen, Leendert C Loon, Dick Vreugdenhil, Progress in Plant Growth Regulation:
      The take-home message from these observations is open to interpretation, but may be that although amyloplasts play a pivotal role in graviperception,...