mechanism
21mechanism — noun 1) an electrical mechanism Syn: machine, piece of machinery, appliance, apparatus, device, instrument, contraption, gadget; informal gizmo 2) the train s safety mechanism Syn: machinery, workings, works …
22mechanism — noun 1) an electrical mechanism Syn: apparatus, machine, appliance, device, instrument, contraption, gadget; informal gizmo 2) the train s safety mechanism Syn: machinery, gear, system …
23mechanism — [ˈmekəˌnɪz(ə)m] noun [C] 1) a machine, or a part of a machine a locking mechanism[/ex] 2) a method or process for getting something done a mechanism for settling disputes[/ex] …
24mechanism — mech•an•ism [[t]ˈmɛk əˌnɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) mac an assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion 2) the agency or means by which an effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished 3) mac machinery; mechanical appliances 4) mac the …
25mechanism — noun Date: 1662 1. a. a piece of machinery b. a process, technique, or system for achieving a result 2. mechanical operation or action ; working 2 3. a doctrine that holds natural processes (as of life) to be mechanically determined and capable… …
26mechanism — 1. An arrangement or grouping of the parts of anything that has a definite action. 2. The means by which an effect is obtained. 3. The chain of events in a particular process. 4. The detailed description of a reaction pathway. [G. mechane, a… …
27mechanism — The belief that everything can be explained in ways modelled on 17th century conceptions of scientific explanation. This took its paradigm from the quantitative laws governing the interactions of particles, in terms of which the other properties… …
28Mechanism — theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes. It can be contrasted with vitalism, the philosophical theory that vital forces are active in living organisms, so that life cannot be explained solely by mechanism …
29mechanism — /ˈmɛkənɪzəm / (say mekuhnizuhm) noun 1. a piece of machinery. 2. the machinery, or the agencies or means, by which a particular effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished. 3. machinery or mechanical appliances in general. 4. the structure,… …
30mechanism — mechanizmas statusas T sritis automatika atitikmenys: angl. mechanism vok. Einrichtung, f; Mechanismus, m; Vorrichtung, f; Werk, n rus. механизм, m pranc. mécanisme, m …
