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- pronunciation:
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- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
the structure, parts, or whole assemblage of a machine or mechanical system or device.
He carefully opened the old watch so that he could study the mechanism.The flintlock was a mechanism that solved many of the problems of firing a gun.- synonyms:
- machine
- similar words:
- action, apparatus, device, instrument
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| definition 2: |
the operative or motive part, process, or factor that effects a result.
Enzyme action is the mechanism by which food is digested.- synonyms:
- process
- similar words:
- action, apparatus, engine, factor, motor, operation
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| definition 3: |
automatic or habitual behavior or response, esp. elaborated patterns of self-protective thought and feeling.
Denial is a common defense mechanism.- synonyms:
- reflex
- similar words:
- reaction, response
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| definition 4: |
the doctrine or theory that everything in the universe is the result of physical forces.
- synonyms:
- materialism
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| related words: |
appliance, contrivance, feed, machine, medium, tool, working |
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