mechanism
Example Sentences
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Arasheben devised a mechanism allowing the face to switch colors.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Their targeting mechanism was changed so now they attack B cells and these are put back in the body.
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
But that’s not the mechanism by which it harms animals.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
In a statement published Wednesday, Russia's digital ministry said Roblox had successfully implemented measures to "protect children, including by launching a mechanism to restrict access to games by age group".
From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026
The descent of the weight is regulated by an escapement mechanism and, before the pendulum, it was the inaccuracy of this regulation that was the source of error.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing mechanism
Power Suffix: -ism
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Engineering - Introductory
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The Suffix -ism, Part 1
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