Mechanism
[n] technical aspects of doing something; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
[n] device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
[n] the doctrine that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
[n] a natural object resembling a machine in structure and function; "the mechanism of the ear"
[n] the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"
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