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mechanism |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 2. Mechanical operation or action He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or accident. --Bentley. 3. (Kinematics) An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: mechanism n 1: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions" [syn: {chemical mechanism}] 2: technical aspects of doing something "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" [syn: {mechanics}] 3: a natural object resembling a machine in structure and function; "the mechanism of the ear" 4: a piece of machinery or a mechanical device; has moving parts that perform some function
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