mechanisms

Definition of mechanisms in English English dictionary: plural of mechanism
Geneva mechanisms: plural form of Geneva mechanism
control mechanisms: plural form of control mechanism
mechanism: Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements
mechanism: Within a machine or machinery; any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power
mechanism: A group of objects or parts that interact together. (as in Political machine)
mechanism: {n} construction of a body or engine
mechanism: See Activity Code
mechanism: A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system. There's no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules
mechanism: 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"
mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
mechanism: The sequence of steps by which reactants are converted into products
mechanism: The set of rules that the seller announces to prospective buyers for the purpose of transferring ownership of the good
mechanism: A process for the implementing a cryptographic operation
mechanism: A theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes
mechanism: A group of objects or parts that interact together. (Political machine)
mechanism: In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function. the locking mechanism A bomb has been detonated by a special mechanism
mechanism: An example object interaction with messages
mechanism: The arrangement of the component parts and the manner in which they perform to achieve the required security and differing when operated by its key
mechanism: Application of printing plates to paper, such as Offset, Rotary, Flat bed
mechanism: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
mechanism: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
mechanism: (n) A mechanical system made of rigid structures, such as shafts, housings, and pillow blocks, and connected by various linkages, such as gears, cams, and cranks A mechanism is activated by applying a load or force at one or more points in the mechanism
mechanism: An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements
mechanism: {i} whole mechanical system or device; parts or structure of a machine; operative part by which an effect is produced; automatic self-protective behavior; doctrine that everything in the universe is produced by physical forces
mechanism: A mechanism is a part of your behaviour that is automatic and that helps you to survive or to cope with a difficult situation. a survival mechanism, a means of coping with intolerable stress. see also defence mechanism. In mechanical construction, the means of transmitting and modifying motion in a machine or an assembly of mechanical parts. The chief characteristic of the mechanism of a machine is that all members have constrained motion; that is, the parts can move only in certain ways in relation to each other. Despite its complexity, the mechanism of a machine can always be analyzed as a group of simple basic mechanisms, each of which contains members that transmit motion from one moving link to another. In general, motion is transmitted in one of three ways: by a wrapping connector such as a chain drive or belt drive, by direct contact as in a cam or gear, or by a pin-connected linkage. Form of materialism that holds that all natural processes can be explained in terms of laws of matter in motion. Upholders of mechanism were mainly concerned with eliminating from science all occult entities, such as substantial form, that could not be empirically observed or mathematically treated. It thus opposed the use of teleological assumptions as explanatory principles in natural science (see teleology). See also atomism. defense mechanism eccentric and rod mechanism toggle mechanism
mechanism: a set of mechanical components assembled together to perform a particular task e g a gear train to increase the speed of rotating parts as in a rotary whisk
mechanism: a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"
mechanism: 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
mechanism: the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style" 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 atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
mechanism: A specific implementation of security services, using particular
mechanism: A natural process interpreted as machine-like or as explicable in terms of Newtonian
mechanism: the parts of a structure that allow it to work or function A mechanism can turn one kind of force into another kind of force Mechanisms can be combined to form a machine A machine may increase the speed of an operation or increase the distance travelled; it may increase the force that operates Machines use energy and produce work Machines can only produce work when energy is supplied Mechanisms use or create motion
mechanism: Mechanical operation or action
mechanism: A mental, physical or chemical process
mechanism: the view that everything can be explained in terms of laws that govern matter and motion
mechanism: A mechanism is a design pattern that applies to a society of classes It can take the form of a regular collaboration or a parameterized collaboration (in other words, a template)
mechanism: the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
mechanism: Belief that science can explain all natural phenomena in terms of the causal interactions among material particles, without any reference to intelligent agency or purpose As employed by Descartes and Hobbes, mechanism offered an alternative to the scholastic reliance on explanatory appeals to final causes Recommended Reading: Julien Offray de La Mettrie, Machine Man and Other Writings, ed by Ann Thomson (Cambridge, 1996) {at Amazon com}; Margaret Dauler Wilson, Ideas and Mechanism (Princeton, 1999) {at Amazon com}; Drew V McDermott, Mind and Mechanism (MIT, 2001) {at Amazon com}; and Roger J Faber, Clockwork Garden: On the Mechanistic Reduction of Living Things (Massachusetts, 1986) {at Amazon com} Also see OCP, ISM, BGHT, Brian J Rosmaita, ColE, noesis, OCDL, and MacE
mechanism: n, -ic Part of a game’s rule system that covers one general or specific aspect of the game
mechanism: An assembly of moving parts performing a complete functional motion
mechanism: (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes