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mechanism - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'mechanism' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Mechanism [ 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.
- Mechanical operation or action.
- An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.

Meaning of 'mechanism' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . mechanism [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the technical aspects of doing something
Example in sentence:
  • a mechanism of social control;
  • mechanisms of communication;
  • the mechanics of prose style
Meaning (2):
- the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
Example in sentence:
  • he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
Meaning (3):
- a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
Example in sentence:
  • the mechanism of infection;
  • the mechanism of the ear