1. chordotonal - Noun
2. chordotonal - Adjective
chordotonal (not comparable)
Describing the stretch receptors in arthropods that detect the position of body segments or appendages
chordotonal (plural chordotonals)
Such a receptor
The insect detects this force with sensory organs called campaniform sensilla and chordotonal organs located at the base of the halteres and uses this information to interpret and correct its position in space. Source: Internet
There are far fewer chordotonal organs at the base of the haltere than campaniform sensilla (on the order of hundreds), so it is assumed that they are far less important for detecting and transmitting rotational information from haltere movements. Source: Internet