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Tuesday, September 29, 2009

4.35 Mechanism

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mechanism
/ˈmɛkənɪzm/
  1. (countable) A mechanism is the way something works
  2. (countable) A mechanism is one moving system within a larger, more complex machine or organism.

mechanic
mechanical
machine
machination

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  1. His or her behavior is a misguided survival mechanism.

    Japanese; kinou,

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  2. Exploring the likelihood and mechanism of a climate-change-induced dieback of the Amazon rainforest.
    Russian: механизм

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  3. mechanism
    ['mekənizəm]
    n. 机制, 原理
    n. 机械, 机构, 结构
    A political arrangement in which various groups, such as ethnic or racial populations within a country or region, share power according to an agreed formula or mechanism.

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  4. People acting alone lack the power and mechanisms to implement their sovereignty .

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  5. This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.
    Spanish:mecanismo

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