Thesaurus: mechanism

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1. n. 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.
2. n. Mechanical operation or action.
3. n. An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
4. n. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
5. n. the technical aspects of doing something
6. n. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
7. n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
8. n. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
9. 1. 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. 2. Mechanical operation or action. He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or accident. Bentley. 3. (Kinematics) An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
10. An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constitutinga machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.
11. n:100 n. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction n. the technical aspects of doing something n. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function n. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes