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1mechanism — ► NOUN 1) a piece of machinery. 2) the way in which something works or is brought about …
2Mechanism design — The Stanley Reiter diagram above illustrates a game of mechanism design. The upper left space Θ depicts the type space and the upper right space X the space of outcomes. The social choice function f(θ) maps a type profile to an outcome. In games… …
3Mechanism (engineering) — A mechanism is a device designed to transform input forces and movement into a desired set of output forces and movement. Mechanisms generally consist of moving components such as gears and gear trains, belt and chain drives, cam and follower… …
4mechanism — [[t]me̱kənɪzəm[/t]] ♦♦♦ mechanisms 1) N COUNT: usu sing, with supp In a machine or piece of equipment, a mechanism is a part, often consisting of a set of smaller parts, which performs a particular function. ...the locking mechanism. ...a… …
5mechanism — noun 1) an electrical mechanism Syn: machine, piece of machinery, appliance, apparatus, device, instrument, contraption, gadget; informal gizmo 2) the train s safety mechanism Syn: machinery, workings, works …
6mechanism — noun Date: 1662 1. a. a piece of machinery b. a process, technique, or system for achieving a result 2. mechanical operation or action ; working 2 3. a doctrine that holds natural processes (as of life) to be mechanically determined and capable… …
7mechanism — 1. An arrangement or grouping of the parts of anything that has a definite action. 2. The means by which an effect is obtained. 3. The chain of events in a particular process. 4. The detailed description of a reaction pathway. [G. mechane, a… …
8mechanism — /ˈmɛkənɪzəm / (say mekuhnizuhm) noun 1. a piece of machinery. 2. the machinery, or the agencies or means, by which a particular effect is produced or a purpose is accomplished. 3. machinery or mechanical appliances in general. 4. the structure,… …
9mechanism — noun 1》 a piece of machinery. 2》 a process by which something takes place or is brought about. 3》 Philosophy the doctrine that all natural phenomena allow mechanical explanation by physics and chemistry. Derivatives mechanist noun Origin C17:… …
10ANRORC mechanism — The ANRORC mechanism in organic chemistry describes a special type of substitution reaction. ANRORC stands for Addition of the Nucleophile, Ring Opening, and Ring Closure in nucleophilic attack on ring systems [ The SN(ANRORC) mechanism: a new… …
