"mechanism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəm/ [UK, US], [ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zm̩] [UK, US], /ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəm/ [General-Australian], [ˈmek.əˌnɪ.zm̩] [General-Australian] Audio: en-us-mechanism.ogg Forms: mechanisms [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|NL.|mechanismus}} Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus, {{der|en|grc|μηχανή|t=machine}} Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} mechanism (countable and uncountable, plural mechanisms)
  1. (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion): mekanizëm [masculine] (Albanian), آلِيَّة (ʔāliyya) [feminine] (Arabic), մեխանիզմ (mexanizm) (Armenian), mexanizm (Azerbaijani), механі́зм (mjexanízm) [masculine] (Belarusian), механи́зъм (mehanízǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), စက်ကိရိယာ (cakki.ri.ya) (Burmese), ယန္တရား (yanta.ra:) (Burmese), ကိရိယာ (ki.ri.ya) (Burmese), mecanisme [masculine] (Catalan), 機械 (Chinese Mandarin), 机械 (jīxiè) (Chinese Mandarin), 機構 (Chinese Mandarin), 机构 (jīgòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 機制 (Chinese Mandarin), 机制 (jīzhì) (Chinese Mandarin), mechanismus [masculine] (Czech), mekanisme [common-gender] (Danish), mechanisme [neuter] (Dutch), meĥanismo (Esperanto), mekanismo (Esperanto), mehhanism (Estonian), koneisto (Finnish), mekanismi (Finnish), mécanisme [masculine] (French), mecanismo [masculine] (Galician), მექანიზმი (mekanizmi) (Georgian), Mechanismus [masculine] (German), μηχανισμός (michanismós) [masculine] (Greek), מַנְגָּנוֹן (manganón) [masculine] (Hebrew), तंत्र (tantra) [masculine] (Hindi), mechanizmus (Hungarian), mekanismo (Ido), meccanismo [masculine] (Italian), 仕組み (shikumi) (alt: しくみ) (Japanese), 機構 (kikō) (alt: きこう) (Japanese), 絡繰り (karakuri) (alt: からくり) (Japanese), メカニズム (mekanizumu) (Japanese), механизм (mexanizm) (Kazakh), យន្តម័យ (yŭəntaʼmay) (Khmer), យន្ត (yŭən) (Khmer), គ្រឿង (krɨəng) (Khmer), 기구 (gigu) (alt: 器具) (Korean), 메커니즘 (mekeonijeum) (Korean), механизм (mehanizm) (Kyrgyz), ກົນໄກ (kon kai) (Lao), ເຄື່ອງ (khư̄ang) (Lao), ຍົນ (nyon) (Lao), māchina [feminine] (Latin), mehānisms [masculine] (Latvian), mechanizmas [masculine] (Lithuanian), механи́зам (mehanízam) [masculine] (Macedonian), mekanisme (Malay), механизм (mexanizm) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), mekanisme [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), مکانیزم (mekânizm) (Persian), mechanizm [masculine] (Polish), mecanismo [masculine] (Portuguese), mecanism [neuter] (Romanian), механи́зм (mexanízm) [masculine] (Russian), механѝзам [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mehanìzam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), mechanizmus [masculine] (Slovak), mehanizem [masculine] (Slovene), mecanismo [masculine] (Spanish), mekanism [common-gender] (Swedish), sigmuan (Tagalog), механизм (mexanizm) (Tajik), механизм (mexanizm) (Tatar), యంత్రాంగం (yantrāṅgaṁ) (Telugu), กลไก (gon-gai) (Thai), เครื่อง (krʉ̂ʉang) (Thai), ยนต์ (yon) (Thai), mekanizma (Turkish), mehanizm (Turkmen), механі́зм (mexanízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian), mexanizm (Uzbek), máy móc (Vietnamese), bộ máy (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-mechanism-en-noun-bkz5J9nS Disambiguation of 'mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion': 79 8 2 0 7 3
  2. Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (combination of machine elements): koneisto (Finnish)
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translations, Terms with Turkmen translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Vietnamese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 39 20 1 12 14 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 14 34 19 2 14 17 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 37 21 2 12 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 44 23 1 8 16 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 39 21 1 13 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 14 37 18 3 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 16 36 15 2 16 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 14 37 18 3 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 14 37 18 3 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 13 38 18 3 14 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 14 38 17 3 16 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 16 36 16 2 13 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan 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  3. A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (group of entities that interact together): koneisto (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mechanism-en-noun-Qr92F6Se Disambiguation of 'group of entities that interact together': 4 14 71 0 4 7
  4. A mental, physical, or chemical process. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (mental, chemical, or physical process): механі́зм (mjexanízm) [masculine] (Belarusian), механи́зъм (mehanízǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), mecanisme [masculine] (Catalan), 機理 (Chinese Mandarin), 机理 (jīlǐ) (Chinese Mandarin), mekanismi (Finnish), mécanisme (French), μηχανισμός (michanismós) [masculine] (Greek), meccanismo (Italian), 仕組み (shikumi) (alt: しくみ) (Japanese), 機構 (kikō) (alt: きこう) (Japanese), 絡繰り (karakuri) (alt: からくり) (Japanese), mehānisms [masculine] (Latvian), mecanismo [masculine] (Portuguese), mecanism [neuter] (Romanian), механи́зм (mexanízm) [masculine] (Russian), mecanismo [masculine] (Spanish), mekanism [common-gender] (Swedish), механі́зм (mexanízm) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-mechanism-en-noun-6Zjst2dx Disambiguation of 'mental, chemical, or physical process': 0 1 0 76 17 6
  5. Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion): koneisto (Finnish), mekanismi (Finnish), järjestelmä (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mechanism-en-noun-VKYwqGvC Disambiguation of 'process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion': 6 2 1 7 83 1
  6. (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy Translations (philosophy: theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes): mekanismi (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-mechanism-en-noun-hnSAhjKX Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences Disambiguation of 'philosophy: theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes': 3 7 4 3 3 81
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: machine

Inflected forms

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          "word": "机构"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
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          "roman": "jīzhì",
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          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
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          "word": "meĥanismo"
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          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "word": "mekanismo"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "word": "mehhanism"
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          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "word": "koneisto"
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          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "word": "mekanismi"
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          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "mécanisme"
        },
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          "_dis1": "79 8 2 0 7 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "mecanismo"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 2 0 7 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mekanizmi",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "word": "მექანიზმი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "79 8 2 0 7 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "Mechanismus"
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      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mexanizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mjexanízm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механі́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mehanízǎm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механи́зъм"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "cakki.ri.ya",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "စက်ကိရိယာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "yanta.ra:",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ယန္တရား"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "ki.ri.ya",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ကိရိယာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "機械"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīxiè",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "机械"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "機構"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīgòu",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "机构"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "機制"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīzhì",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "机制"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mechanismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mekanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mechanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "meĥanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mekanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mehhanism"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "koneisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mekanismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mécanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mekanizmi",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "მექანიზმი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Mechanismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "michanismós",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μηχανισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "manganón",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מַנְגָּנוֹן"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "tantra",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "तंत्र"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mechanizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mekanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "meccanismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しくみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikumi",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "仕組み"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikō",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "機構"
    },
    {
      "alt": "からくり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "karakuri",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "絡繰り"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mekanizumu",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "メカニズム"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "mexanizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "механизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "yŭəntaʼmay",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "យន្តម័យ"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "yŭən",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "យន្ត"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "krɨəng",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "គ្រឿង"
    },
    {
      "alt": "器具",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "gigu",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "기구"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "mekeonijeum",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "메커니즘"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "mehanizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "механизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "kon kai",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ກົນໄກ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "khư̄ang",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ເຄື່ອງ"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nyon",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ຍົນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "māchina"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mehānisms"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mechanizmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "mehanízam",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механи́зам"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mekanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "mexanizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "механизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mekanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mekânizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "مکانیزم"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mechanizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mecanism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mexanízm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механи́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механѝзам"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mehanìzam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mechanizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mehanizem"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mekanism"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "sigmuan"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "mexanizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "механизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "tt",
      "lang": "Tatar",
      "roman": "mexanizm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "механизм"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "yantrāṅgaṁ",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "యంత్రాంగం"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "gon-gai",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "กลไก"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "krʉ̂ʉang",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "เครื่อง"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "yon",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "ยนต์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mekanizma"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mehanizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mexanízm",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механі́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "mexanizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "máy móc"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion",
      "word": "bộ máy"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "combination of machine elements",
      "word": "koneisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "group of entities that interact together",
      "word": "koneisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "mjexanízm",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механі́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "mehanízǎm",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механи́зъм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "機理"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jīlǐ",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "机理"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "mekanismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "mécanisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "michanismós",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "μηχανισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "meccanismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "しくみ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shikumi",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "仕組み"
    },
    {
      "alt": "きこう",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kikō",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "機構"
    },
    {
      "alt": "からくり",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "karakuri",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "word": "絡繰り"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mehānisms"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "mecanism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "mexanízm",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механи́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "mecanismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "mekanism"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "mexanízm",
      "sense": "mental, chemical, or physical process",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "механі́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
      "word": "koneisto"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
      "word": "mekanismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion",
      "word": "järjestelmä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "philosophy: theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes",
      "word": "mekanismi"
    }
  ],
  "word": "mechanism"
}

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