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Quick definitions from Macmillan ( ) Provided by Quick definitions from WordNet (mechanism) ▸ noun:  the technical aspects of doing something ("A mechanism of social control") ▸ noun:  device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function ▸ noun:  (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes ▸ noun:  a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function ("The mechanism of the ear") ▸ noun:  the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction ("He determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions") ▸ Word origin