mechanism : Idioms & Phrases

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action mechanism

  • noun the operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
    action.
    • the piano had a very stiff action
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biochemical mechanism

  • noun a chemical mechanism involved in vital processes occurring in living organisms
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chemical mechanism

  • noun the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
    mechanism.
    • he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions
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defence mechanism

  • noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    defence; defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defence reaction.
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defense mechanism

  • noun (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires
    defence; defence mechanism; defense reaction; defense; defence reaction.
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escape mechanism

  • noun a form of behavior that evades unpleasant realities
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firing mechanism

  • noun the action that ignites the charge in a firearm
    gunlock.
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gear mechanism

  • noun a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
    gear.
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rotating mechanism

  • noun a mechanism that rotates
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steering mechanism

  • noun a mechanism by which something is steered (especially a motor vehicle)
    steering system.
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Train of mechanism

  • a series of moving pieces, as wheels and pinions, each of which is follower to that which drives it, and driver to that which follows it.
Webster 1913

transmission mechanism

  • noun any mechanism whereby an infectious agent is spread from a reservoir to a human being
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