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Quick definitions from WordNet (mechanism)
▸ noun: the technical aspects of doing something ("A mechanism of social control")
▸ noun: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
▸ noun: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
▸ noun: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function ("The mechanism of the ear")
▸ noun: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction ("He determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions")
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▸ noun: the technical aspects of doing something ("A mechanism of social control")
▸ noun: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
▸ noun: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
▸ noun: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function ("The mechanism of the ear")
▸ noun: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction ("He determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions")
▸ Also see mechanisms
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to mechanism
▸ Usage examples for mechanism
▸ Idioms related to mechanism (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing mechanism
▸ Words that often appear near mechanism
▸ Rhymes of mechanism
▸ Invented words related to mechanism