noun🔗Share(within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power."The bicycle's braking mechanisms allow the rider to safely slow down and stop. "machinetechnologyphysicsChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements."The old clock used intricate mechanisms of gears and springs to keep accurate time. "machinetechnicaldevicesystemtechnologystructurefunctionpartelementChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA group of entities, such as objects, that interact together."political machine"systemorganizationstructuremachinegrouptechnologytechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA mental, physical or chemical process."The body has several mechanisms to regulate its temperature, like sweating when it's hot. "processphysiologychemistrymindbodyfunctionbiologybiochemistryscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAny process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion."The car's fuel injection mechanisms convert gasoline into usable energy to power the engine. "energytechnologyphysicsmachineprocesssystemtechnicaldevicescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes."Scientists are working to understand the mechanisms that cause climate change. "theoryphysicssciencephilosophynatureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
