mechanism
Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
Noun 4 meanings
Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.
A mental, physical, or chemical process.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus.
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MECHANISM at a glance
MECHANISM has 9 letters and scores 18 points in Scrabble (M 3 + E 1 + C 3 + H 4 + A 1 + N 1 + I 1 + S 1 + M 3) and 21 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #4,456 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with mechanism
All rhymes- CRITICISM15
- TOURISM9
- RACISM10
- TERRORISM11
- JOURNALISM19
- AUTISM8
- CAPITALISM16
- SOCIALISM13
- FEMINISM15
- NATIONALISM13
- COMMUNISM17
- METABOLISM16
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