| 1. mechanism [ Synonyms: chemical mechanism] | |
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The atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
"he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions";
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| 2. mechanism [ Synonyms: mechanics] | |
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The technical aspects of doing something
"a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style";
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| 3. mechanism | |
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A natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
"the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection";
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| 4. mechanism | |
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
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| 5. mechanism | |
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Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
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