MECHANISM
\mˈɛkənˌɪzəm], \mˈɛkənˌɪzəm], \m_ˈɛ_k_ə_n_ˌɪ_z_ə_m]\
Definitions of MECHANISM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
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device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
By Princeton University
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the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
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device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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the doctrine that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
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a natural object resembling a machine in structure and function; "the mechanism of the ear"
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.
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Mechanical operation or action.
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An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
By Oddity Software
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The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.
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Mechanical operation or action.
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An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
By Noah Webster.
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The relation of the working parts of an engine, etc.; construction of the works; as, the mechanism of a watch is most delicate; operation of the parts.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The construction of a machine: the arrangement and action of its parts, by which it produces a given result.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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Mechanismus. The structure of a body; the collection or aggregate of the parts of a machine; the mode in which forces produce any effect, &c.
By Robley Dunglison
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