mechanisms
SayMEK-uh-ni-zuhmzUS · UK/ˈmɛk.ə.nɪ.zəmz/AUS/ˈmek.ə.nɪ.zəmz/
- 1Plural of mechanism.
Engineers tested the braking mechanisms under extreme conditions.
The body relies on several mechanisms to regulate temperature.
Note
The plural is regular, formed with -s, and it covers the countable uses of mechanism: gears and linkages in a machine, chemical or mental processes in a body, any group of parts that act together. The philosophical sense is different. The theory that physical causes explain all of nature is a single doctrine, so it normally stays singular.
mechanisms is a form of mechanism
mechanism, noun: A mechanical means of converting or controlling motion, or of transmitting or controlling power. Full entry
- Forms
- mechanismmechanisms plural
- Spelling
- mechanism → mechanisms: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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