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Grammar : Noun
Spell : mek-uh-niz-uh m
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm



Definition of mechanism

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mekhane "machine, instrument" (see machine (n.)).
  • noun machine, device
  • noun means, method
Example sentences :
  • It is in his attempt to explain the mechanism that we believe Weissman fails.
  • Extract from : « The Dramatic Values in Plautus » by Wilton Wallace Blancke
  • He taught us to believe there is a God from the mechanism of the world.
  • Extract from : « A Dish Of Orts » by George MacDonald
  • Before he went, he explained the mechanism of the Vagabond thoroughly to his friends.
  • Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner
  • I could not operate the mechanism of invisibility of De Boer's X-flyer.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, November, 1930 » by Various
  • But the mechanism controlling the asteroid's invisibility was not destroyed.
  • Extract from : « The Bluff of the Hawk » by Anthony Gilmore
  • He also utilizes the progress of science for the mechanism of his art.
  • Extract from : « The Sexual Question » by August Forel
  • In this way the mechanism below the deck can be made very accessible.
  • Extract from : « Boys' Book of Model Boats » by Raymond Francis Yates
  • This is a mechanism I've developed for a study of the less-understood dimensions.
  • Extract from : « Wanderer of Infinity » by Harl Vincent
  • There was a cold little click from inside the mechanism as it armed itself.
  • Extract from : « The Velvet Glove » by Harry Harrison
  • Politics with him are not a mechanism for seeming what he is not, or for carrying out the will of the majority.
  • Extract from : « Gorgias » by Plato

Synonyms for mechanism

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