Definition of mechanism

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Definition of mechanism

  • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction (noun)

    Examples

    1. he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions

    Synonyms

    1. chemical mechanism
  • the technical aspects of doing something (noun)

    Examples

    1. a mechanism of social control
    2. mechanisms of communication

    Synonyms

    1. mechanics
  • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function (noun)

    Examples

    1. the mechanism of the ear
    2. the mechanism of infection
  • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function (noun)
  • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes (noun)

See definition of mechanism in Merriam Webster