Noun
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device consisting of a piece of machinery
has moving parts that perform some function
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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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a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
"the mechanism of the ear"
"the mechanism of infection"
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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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the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
"he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
- chemical mechanism