mechanism
Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or…Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
» The mechanism of this machine is complicated.
Der Mechanismus dieser Maschine ist kompliziert.
Механізм цієї машини складний.
Meaning
6 senses(countable, uncountable)Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
Mechanismus
механи́змmexanízm
механі́змmexanízm
(countable, uncountable)Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
(countable, uncountable)A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
(countable, uncountable)A mental, physical, or chemical process.
механи́змmexanízm
механі́змmexanízm
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
(countable, uncountable)Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
(countable, uncountable)The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
Examples
36 sentencesThe mechanism of this machine is complicated.
Механізм цієї машини складний.
deDer Mechanismus dieser Maschine ist kompliziert.
It can be a defense mechanism.
Anger is a defense mechanism.
This is a survival mechanism.
It is a cultural mechanism.
deEs ist ein kultureller Mechanismus.
Translations
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Origin
Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus.Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus.
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Forms
plural: mechanisms| Singular | mechanism |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- the technical aspects of doing something:mechanics
- the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction:chemical mechanism
Word family
23 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable