S: (n) mechanism (mechanism%1:04:00::), mechanics (mechanics%1:04:00::) (the technical aspects of doing something) "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
S: (n) mechanism (mechanism%1:17:00::) (a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function) "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"
S: (n) mechanism (mechanism%1:09:00::) ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes)
S: (n) mechanism (mechanism%1:06:00::) (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)