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English to English noun
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the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction |  | Example: he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
source: wordnet30
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the technical aspects of doing something |  | Example: a mechanism of social control mechanisms of communication the mechanics of prose style
source: wordnet30
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a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function |  | Example: the mechanism of the ear the mechanism of infection
source: wordnet30
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes |  | source: wordnet30
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device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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