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- mechanism (n.) 1660s, "the structure of a machine, engine, or other contrivance for controlling or utilizing natural forces," from Modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē "machine, instrument, device" (see machine (n.)).
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mechanism. (n.) 1660s, "the structure of a machine, engine, or other contrivance for controlling or utilizing natural forces," from Modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē "machine, instrument, device" (see machine (n.)). Sense of "a mechanical contrivance or agency of any kind" is from 1670s. also from 1660s.
Where does the noun mechanism come from? Earliest known use. mid 1600s. The earliest known use of the noun mechanism is in the mid 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for mechanism is from 1662, in the writing of Edward Stillingfleet, bishop of Worcester and theologian. mechanism is a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin mechanismus. See etymology.
The word mechanism came into the English language in the seventeenth century by way of the Latin word mechanismus, which traces back to the Greek word mekhane, meaning “device" or "means.”
A mechanism is a mechanical device for doing something. It includes the idea of tools and machines, but is used for a wider range of objects, processes and ideas. Palaeolithic hand axes were one of the first tools used. Simple modern mechanisms would be rope pulleys or levers.
mechanism: English (en) (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.. (within a machine or machinery) any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.. A group of objects or parts that interact together. (as in Political machine).
mechanism noun [C] (SYSTEM) a system for achieving something, or the way that a system works: We need a mechanism for resolving this sort of dispute. (Definition of mechanism from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definitions of 'mechanism'. 1. 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. [...] 2. A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system. [...]
