mechanism
noun
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the technical aspects of doing something“a mechanism of social control”mechanics
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device consisting of a piece of machinery
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(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
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a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function“the mechanism of the ear”
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the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction“They determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions.”chemical mechanism