Found 4 items, similar to Mechanism.
English → Indonesian (Kamus Landak)
Definition: mechanism
mekanisme
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Definition: mechanism
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English → English (WordNet)
Definition: mechanism
mechanism
n 1: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction;
“he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical
reactions” [syn:
chemical mechanism]
2: the technical aspects of doing something;
“a mechanism of
social control”;
“mechanisms of communication”;
“the
mechanics of prose style” [syn:
mechanics]
3: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or
function;
“the mechanism of the ear”;
“the mechanism of
infection”
4: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can
be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
5: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts
that perform some function
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Mechanism
Mechanism
\Mech"an*ism\, n. [Cf. F. m['e]canisme, L. mechanisma.
See
Mechanic.]
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.
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2. The series of causal relations that operate to produce an
effect in any system; as, the mechanism of a chemical
reaction.
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3. Mechanical operation or action.
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He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion;
so that all must be performed either by mechanism or
accident. --Bentley.
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4. (Kinematics) An ideal machine; a combination of movable
bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with
regard to relative movements.
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