different between mechanise vs mechanism

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k?na?z/

Verb

mechanise (third-person singular simple present mechanises, present participle mechanising, simple past and past participle mechanised)

1. Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of mechanize.

Related terms

• mechanisation

Anagrams

• Manichees, achimenes, chimeneas

English

Etymology

From Latin mechanismus, from Greek ?????? (m?khan?, “machine”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?k?n?zm/

Noun

mechanism (countable and uncountable, plural mechanisms)

1. (within a machine or machinery) Any mechanical means for the conversion or control of motion, or the transmission or control of power.
2. Any combination of cams, gears, links, belts, chains and logical mechanical elements.
3. A group of entities, such as objects, that interact together.

4. A mental, physical, or chemical process.
5. Any process of, or system designed to manage useful energy conversion.
6. (philosophy) The theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes.

Derived terms

• defense mechanism, defence mechanism
• reaction mechanism

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