1. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction.

Rhymes with Mechanism

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How do you pronounce mechanism?

Pronounce mechanism as ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm.

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How do you spell mechanism? Is it mechanisim ?

A common misspelling of mechanism is mechanisim

Sentences with mechanism

1. Noun, singular or mass
If a stock does not trade, there is no mechanism to establish its fair market price.

Quotes about mechanism

1. It is wise to apply the oil of refined politeness to the mechanism of friendship.
- Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

2. If God has made the world a perfect mechanism, He has at least conceded so much to our imperfect intellect that in order to predict little parts of it, we need not solve innumerable differential equations, but can use dice with fair success.
- Max Born

3. Depression is the flaw in love. To be creatures who love, we must be creatures who can despair at what we lose, and depression is the mechanism of that despair.
- Andrew Solomon, The Noonday Demon: An Atlas of Depression

2. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] the technical aspects of doing something.

3. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function.

4. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function.

5. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes.