English-Thai Dictionary

mechanism

N กลไก  วิธี การทำงาน  วิธีการ  หนทาง  kon-kai

 

mechanism

N ชิ้นส่วน ของ เครื่องจักร  ส่วนประกอบ ของ เครื่องจักร  ชิ้นส่วน ของ เครื่องกลไก  appliance apparatus gadget chin-suan-krueng-jak

 

mechanism

N ทฤษฎี ที่ เชื่อ ว่า ปรากฏการณ์ ทางธรรมชาติ สามารถ อธิบาย ด้วย หลัก ทาง กลศาสตร์  trud-sa-de-tangtam-ma-chad-ar-ti-bai-duai-lak-kon-sad

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

MECHANISM

n.The construction of a machine, engine or instrument, intended to apply power to a useful purpose; the structure of parts, or manner in which the parts of a machine are united to answer its design. 1. Action of a machine, according to the laws of mechanics.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

MECHANISM

Mech "an *ism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. mécanisme, L. mechanisma. See Mechanic. ]

 

1. The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod.

 

2. Mechanical operation or action. He acknowledges nothing besides matter and motion; so that all must be performed either by mechanism or accident. Bentley.

 

3. (Kinematics )

 

Defn: An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

mechanism

mech an ism |ˈmekəˌnizəm ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm | ▶noun 1 a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery: the gunner injured his arm in the turret mechanism. 2 a natural or established process by which something takes place or is brought about: we have no mechanism for assessing the success of forwarded inquiries | the mechanism by which genes build bodies. • a contrivance in the plot of a literary work: his Irma La Douce is a musical based on the farce mechanism. 3 Philosophy the doctrine that all natural phenomena, including life and thought, allow mechanical explanation by physics and chemistry. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē (see machine ).

 

Oxford Dictionary

mechanism

mech |an ¦ism |ˈmɛk (ə )nɪz (ə )m | ▶noun 1 a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery: a third motor powers the tape eject mechanism. 2 a natural or established process by which something takes place or is brought about: the immune system's mechanism for detecting pathogens. 3 [ mass noun ] Philosophy the doctrine that all natural phenomena, including life and thought, can be explained with reference to mechanical or chemical processes. ORIGIN mid 17th cent.: from modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanē (see machine ).

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

mechanism

mechanism noun 1 an electrical mechanism: machine, piece of machinery, appliance, apparatus, device, instrument, contraption, gadget; informal gizmo. 2 the train's safety mechanism: machinery, workings, works, movement, action, gears, components. 3 a formal mechanism for citizens to lodge complaints: procedure, process, system, operation, method, technique, means, medium, agency, channel.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

mechanism

mechanism noun 1 an electrical mechanism for long-distance signalling: apparatus, machine, appliance, tool, device, implement, utensil, instrument, contraption, contrivance, gadget, tackle, structure, system; informal gizmo. 2 the train's safety mechanism had jammed: machinery, workings, works, movement, motion, action, gear, gears, wheels, components, motor, engine, power source; informal innards, guts. 3 a formal mechanism for citizens to lodge complaints: procedure, process, system, operation, method, technique, workings, means, medium, agency, channel, channels, vehicle, structure.

 

Duden Dictionary

Mechanismus

Me cha nis mus Substantiv, maskulin , der |Mechan i smus |der Mechanismus; Genitiv: des Mechanismus, Plural: die Mechanismen französisch mécanisme 1 a Kopplung von Bauelementen (einer Maschine, einer technischen Vorrichtung, eines technischen Geräts, Instruments o. Ä.), die so konstruiert ist, dass jede Bewegung eines Elements eine Bewegung anderer Elemente bewirkt der Mechanismus der Spieluhr ist abgelaufen b ohne Plural Funktion [und Konstruktionsweise ] eines Mechanismus 1a der Mechanismus wird ausgelöst 2 a bildungssprachlich in sich selbsttätig, zwangsläufig funktionierendes System ein modernes Staatswesen ist ein komplizierter Mechanismus b bildungssprachlich automatisches, selbsttätiges, zwangsläufiges Funktionieren [als System ], automatischer Ablauf ein gestörter, biologischer Mechanismus 3 Philosophie Richtung der Naturphilosophie, die Natur [geschehen ], Leben und Verhalten rein mechanisch bzw. kausal erklärt

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

mechanism

mech a nism /mékənɪ̀z (ə )m / (! 強勢は第1音節; -ch-は /k /) 〖machine (機械 )ism (体系 )〗名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 C 〖通例単数形で 〗(機械 )装置 ▸ the locking mechanism 施錠装置 .2 C «…のための /…するための » 仕組み , 機構 , 構造 ; 手順 , 制度 «for / for do ing » ▸ the old mechanisms of government 古い政治機構 3 C (生物内の )仕組み , 構造 ▸ brain mechanisms 脳の仕組み 4 C 〘心 〙機制 , 心理過程 〘無意識に働いて危機や難事を回避する 〙(→defense escape mechanism ).5 U C (芸術における )機械的手法 [技法 ].6 U 〘哲 〙機械論 .