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mechanism
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Noun
  • device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
  • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
  • a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
    • the mechanism of the ear
    • the mechanism of infection
  • the technical aspects of doing something
    • a mechanism of social control
    • mechanisms of communication
    • the mechanics of prose style
  • the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
    • he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
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