механи́зм — meaning in English

English meaning

• Assembly noun A group of people gathered together for a shared purpose, such as a meeting or ceremony.
• device noun A piece of equipment, especially electronic or mechanical, built to perform a specific job.
• machine noun A device with moving parts that uses energy to perform a task.
• machinery noun Machines considered together, especially the equipment used in a factory or industry.
• mechanism noun A system of moving parts that performs a function within a machine.

Senses

механи́зм is used for these senses in English:

• assembly The act or process of putting together a set of pieces, fragments, or elements.
• device Any piece of equipment made for a particular purpose, especially a mechanical or electrical one.
• machine A device that directs and controls energy, often in the form of movement or electricity, to produce a certain effect.

Assembly — full definition

1. noun A group of people gathered together for a shared purpose, such as a meeting or ceremony.
2. noun The process of fitting parts together to build something, or the finished product of that process.
3. noun A formal legislative body, especially the lower house in some US state governments.

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.

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