mechanism
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin mechanismus, from Greek mekhane "machine"
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Noun
mechanism (plural mechanisms)
- Within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power
- Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements
- A group of objects or parts that interact together. (as in Political machine)
- A mental, physical, or chemical process.
- (philosophy) A theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Translations
mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion