French word

mécanisme

Pronunciation

IPA/mekanizm/

Meaning

  • masculine nounmechanism

Example

Ce mécanisme est facile à comprendre.

This mechanism is easy to understand.

Illustration for mécanisme (mechanism)

More examples

Le mécanisme de sécurité a empêché l'accident.

The safety mechanism prevented the accident.

Core concept

A hidden chain of linked parts or causes turns an input into a visible result inside a system.

Common phrases

  • mécanisme de sécurité

    safety mechanism

  • mécanisme de verrouillage

    locking mechanism

Similar words

système: A set of parts or elements that works together as a whole.
fonctionnement: The way something works internally or is operated.
façon: A specific way of doing something.
structure: The arrangement and assembly of parts into a whole.

Definition in French

Façon dont des causes ou des éléments produisent un effet à l'intérieur d'un système.

Word origin

French mécanisme comes through Latin mechanismus from Greek mēkhanē, meaning a device or means of action, with the noun-forming suffix -isme.

Usage tips

  • Mécanisme is masculine, so the usual article is le, as in le mécanisme fonctionne.

Other meanings

  • devicenoun

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