What part of speech is mechanisms?

Mechanisms can be categorized as a noun.

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Parts of speech

  • 1. mechanisms is a noun, plural of mechanism.

Inflections

Noun

What does mechanisms mean?

Definitions

Noun

mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
mechanism - a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function; "the mechanism of the ear"; "the mechanism of infection"
mechanism - (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
mechanism - the technical aspects of doing something; "a mechanism of social control"; "mechanisms of communication"; "the mechanics of prose style"
mechanism - the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction; "he determined unique mechanisms for the photochemical reactions"

Examples of mechanisms

#   Sentence  
1. noun Economics is the study of economic mechanisms.
2. noun Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.
3. noun Denial is one of the strongest human defence mechanisms.
4. noun There must be active and enforceable mechanisms to protect copyright exceptions and limitations, including fair use and fair dealing regimes.
5. noun "Mary, history says that the Roman Empire had bread and circuses for the masses, but really it was a vast conspiracy by the Roman oligarchy to change the very structure of Latin itself. By using a method of 'pronounic decoupling', the implicit mechanisms of Latin were disengaged and its speakers were hardly ever able to understand each other. And that's why I got drunk last night," said Tom.
6. noun "In a lot of cases, we don't know all their mechanisms of action," said University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk. "Sometimes we actually find that there are effects that we didn't recognize initially."
7. noun Psychologists recommend a variety of coping mechanisms, such as exercising, drawing or gardening for those who feel cooped up.
8. noun Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
9. noun Knowing the International Phonetic Alphabet as it pertains to English helps understanding the underlying mechanisms of English phonology blanketed by an awkward orthography.
10. noun In every society, we discern a series of socialization mechanisms to make our coexistence with the others possible.
11. noun Yanni needs to develop defense mechanisms.
12. noun “The primary mirror is a technological marvel. The lightweight mirrors, coatings, actuators and mechanisms, electronics and thermal blankets when fully deployed form a single precise mirror that is truly remarkable,” said Lee Feinberg, optical telescope element manager for Webb at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
13. noun Yanni has dysfunctional coping mechanisms.
14. noun The mechanism of the ear.
15. noun The mechanism of infection.
Sentence  
noun
Economics is the study of economic mechanisms.
Fever is one of the body's defence mechanisms.
Denial is one of the strongest human defence mechanisms.
There must be active and enforceable mechanisms to protect copyright exceptions and limitations, including fair use and fair dealing regimes.
"Mary, history says that the Roman Empire had bread and circuses for the masses, but really it was a vast conspiracy by the Roman oligarchy to change the very structure of Latin itself. By using a method of 'pronounic decoupling', the implicit mechanisms of Latin were disengaged and its speakers were hardly ever able to understand each other. And that's why I got drunk last night," said Tom.
"In a lot of cases, we don't know all their mechanisms of action," said University of Manitoba virologist Jason Kindrachuk. "Sometimes we actually find that there are effects that we didn't recognize initially."
Psychologists recommend a variety of coping mechanisms, such as exercising, drawing or gardening for those who feel cooped up.
Without any healthy coping mechanisms it is possible that a patient will begin to dissociate pathologically.
Knowing the International Phonetic Alphabet as it pertains to English helps understanding the underlying mechanisms of English phonology blanketed by an awkward orthography.
In every society, we discern a series of socialization mechanisms to make our coexistence with the others possible.
Yanni needs to develop defense mechanisms.
“The primary mirror is a technological marvel. The lightweight mirrors, coatings, actuators and mechanisms, electronics and thermal blankets when fully deployed form a single precise mirror that is truly remarkable,” said Lee Feinberg, optical telescope element manager for Webb at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Yanni has dysfunctional coping mechanisms.
The mechanism of the ear.
The mechanism of infection.

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