transcription, транскрипция: [ mekənɪzəm ]
( mechanisms)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
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.
...the locking mechanism...
A bomb has been detonated by a special mechanism.
N-COUNT : usu sing , with supp
2.
A mechanism is a special way of getting something done within a particular system.
There’s no mechanism for punishing arms exporters who break the rules.
N-COUNT : with supp
3.
A mechanism is a part of your behaviour that is automatic and that helps you to survive or to cope with a difficult situation.
...a survival mechanism, a means of coping with intolerable stress.
N-COUNT : with supp
4.
see also defence mechanism