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Results for: "mechanism"

Translating from English to Catalan

Translations:

mechanism — mechanical device, machinery
→ mecanisme m
mechanism — mental, chemical, or physical process
→ mecanisme m

English definitions WordNet

NOUN 5

  1. the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

    • “he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions”
    Synonymschemical mechanism

  2. the technical aspects of doing something

    • “a mechanism of social control”
    • “mechanisms of communication”
    • “the mechanics of prose style”
    Synonymsmechanics

  3. a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

    • “the mechanism of the ear”
    • “the mechanism of infection”
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  1. (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

  2. device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function