Why are the sound receptor cells of the ear called mechanoreceptors?

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With sensory cells (sight, taste, pain, pressure, sound, etc.) the cells are receptors and the type of receptor they are depends on how it perceives what it is for.  A mechanoreceptor is a receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion.  So in the ear, as the sound waves travel in and through the cochlear the hair cells move, or their position is distorted, thus perceiving the sound that we hear.  I hope that makes sense.