mechanism Englisch Deutsch:
mechanism Definition:
- Mechanism may refer to:
| Mechanism (n.) The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine |
| Mechanism (n.) Mechanical operation or action. |
| Mechanism (n.) An ideal machine |
| 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" |
| 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 |
| 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" |
mechanism Synonyme:
| mechanism Charlie McCarthy Marxism action agency agent ancilla animalism apparatus appliance approach arrangement art atomism automatic switch behaviorism channel selector check valve clockworks commonsense realism contour follower contrivance control valve convenience craft creature device dialectical materialism drive drive train dummy dupe earthliness electronic control emergency control empiricism engine enginery epiphenomenalism expedient facility finder switch fixture flowmanostat gear go-between going between handmaid handmaiden historical materialism hylomorphism hylotheism hylozoism implement innards instrument instrumentality interagent intermediary intermediate intermediation intermedium internal selector lever machine machinery materialism means mechanical aid mechanical device mechanics mediation mediator medium method midwife minion monism motion motive power motor movement movements natural realism naturalism new realism organ organization pawn physicalism physicism plaything positive philosophy positivism power plant power source power train pragmaticism pragmatism procedure process puppet realism recourse rectifier register regulator representative realism resort safety control safety fuse safety stop safety switch safety valve science secularism selector switch sequence switch servant service servo valve servomechanism skill slave stooge structure substantialism system technic technical know-how technical knowledge technical skill technics technique technology temporality thermoswitch timer tool toy utility vehicle voltage regulator voltage stabilizer watchworks way wheels wheels within wheels workings works worldliness |