mecanisme — meaning in English

English meaning

• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• mechanism noun A system of moving parts that performs a function within a machine.

Senses

mecanisme is used for these senses in English:

• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.

device — full definition

1. noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
2. noun A scheme or trick, often meant to deceive or gain advantage.
3. noun A technique a writer or speaker uses deliberately to create an effect, such as a rhetorical or literary device.

mechanism — full definition

1. noun A system of moving parts that performs a function within a machine.
2. noun A process or system by which something happens or is achieved.

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