wikipedia|dab=mechanism
English
Etymology
From L. mechanismus < Greek mekhane, "machine"
Pronunciation
IPA|/�m�k�nɪzm/, SAMPA|/"mEk@nIzm/
Noun
en-noun
- 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. (Political machine)
- A mental, physical or chemical process.
#philosophy A theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.
Translations
Croatian: t-|hr|mehanizam|m
French: mechanismus
German: t-|de|Mechanismus|m
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