Definitions For Mechanism

noun

  • The technical aspects of doing something
  • Device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
  • (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
  • A natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
  • The atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction
  • A piece of machinery : a mechanical part or group of parts having a particular function
  • A process or system that is used to produce a particular result
  • A way of acting, thinking, or behaving that helps or protects a person in a specified way

Is Mechanisms a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
19
Words with Friends
22

The word Mechanism is worth 19 points in Scrabble and 22 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Mechanism in a Sentence

  • The camera's shutter mechanism is broken.
  • Scientists are studying the body's mechanisms for controlling weight.
  • There is no mechanism in place for enforcing the new law.

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