mechanism
mechanics | the technical aspects of doing something, a mechanism of social control, mechanisms of communication, the mechanics of prose style |
| escape mechanism | a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities |
action
action mechanism | the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism, the piano had a very stiff action |
bunsen burner
bunsen
etna | a gas burner used in laboratories, has an air valve to regulate the mixture of gas and air |
| burner | an apparatus for burning fuel (or refuse), a diesel engine is an oil burner |
| burner | the heating elements of a stove or range on which pots and pans are placed for cooking, the electric range had one large burner and three smaller one |
| charcoal burner | a stove that burns charcoal as fuel |
compact-disk burner
CD burner | recording equipment for making compact disks |
gas burner
gas jet | burner such that combustible gas issues from a nozzle to form a steady flame |
| gear gear mechanism | a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle) |
gunlock
firing mechanism | the action that ignites the charge in a firearm |
| mechanism | device consisting of a piece of machinery, has moving parts that perform some function |
oil burner
oil furnace | a furnace that burns oil |
pilot burner
pilot light pilot | small auxiliary gas burner that provides a flame to ignite a larger gas burner |
| rotating mechanism | a mechanism that rotates |
steering system
steering mechanism | a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle) |
| mechanism | (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes |
| mechanism | a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function, the mechanism of the ear, the mechanism of infection |
| transmission mechanism | any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being |
| charcoal burner | a worker whose job is to make charcoal |
| biochemical mechanism | a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms |
defense mechanism
defense reaction
defence mechanism
defence reaction
defense
defence | (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires |
mechanism
chemical mechanism | the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction, he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions |
| back burner | reduced priority, dozens of cases were put on the back burner |
| front burner | top priority, the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines |
abjure
recant
forswear
retract
resile | formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure, He retracted his earlier statements about his religion, She abjured her beliefs |
| draw in retract | pull inward or towards a center, The pilot drew in the landing gear, The cat retracted his claws |
| retract pull back draw back | use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ) |
shrink back
retract | pull away from a source of disgust or fear |