mechanisms
Inner moving components
Mechanisms are the working parts of a system—gears, levers, springs, and other components that make something function: the mechanism of a watch, a locking mechanism.
The term extends to any process by which something operates or is brought about: the mechanism of gene expression, defense mechanisms, market mechanisms.
When someone asks about the mechanism, they want to know how something actually works, not just that it does.
Toothed wheel or belongings
- leverPivoting bar for lifting
- pulleyGrooved wheel for rope
- camRotary-to-linear converter
- linkageConnected system of parts
spring · piston · valve · clutch · brake · crank · axle · wheel
Relating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
- servoSelf-regulating motor
- actuatorDevice producing controlled motion
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
motor · turbine · automation · robotics · feedback · control · servomechanism · regulator
Cellular nutrient conversion
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
replication · mitosis · photosynthesis · fermentation · homeostasis · respiration · digestion · osmosis
Prescribed sequence of actions
- operationProcess of working
- sequenceOrdered succession of elements
- methodOrderly way of doing
- functionPurpose or duty
action · workflow · cycle · chain · cascade · trigger · pathway · dynamic
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
interconnected · interdependent · coordinated · synchronized · integrated · modular · layered · nested
Managing under strain
- defenseProtection against harm
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- rationalizationInventing acceptable motives afterward
denial · displacement · sublimation · adaptation · avoidance · compensation · suppression · dissociation
gear
Toothed wheel or belongings
linkage · spring · piston · valve · clutch · brake · crank · axle · wheel · ratchet
hydraulic
Relating to pressurized liquids
solenoid · motor · turbine · automation · robotics · feedback · control · servomechanism · regulator · thermostat
metabolism
Cellular nutrient conversion
- catalysisAccelerating reactions without consumption
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- oxidationLosing electrons chemically
hydrolysis · replication · mitosis · photosynthesis · fermentation · homeostasis · respiration · digestion · osmosis · signaling
procedure
Prescribed sequence of actions
function · action · workflow · cycle · chain · cascade · trigger · pathway · dynamic · interplay
intricate
Elaborately detailed, many parts
- elaborateComplex and detailed
- sophisticatedWorldly and cultured
- multifacetedHaving many dimensions
interlocking · interconnected · interdependent · coordinated · synchronized · integrated · modular · layered · nested · compound
coping
Managing under strain
- defenseProtection against harm
- repressionUnconscious blocking of thoughts
- projectionSomething that extends outward
rationalization · denial · displacement · sublimation · adaptation · avoidance · compensation · suppression · dissociation · regression
- Apparatusequipment, instruments, devices, machines, gear
- Mechanical Engineeringdesign engineer, valves, motors, aerospace engineer, pistons
- pharmacologypharmacology, drugs, pharmacokinetics, dose, drug
- kineticsreaction rate, activation energy, reaction rates, second order, catalysis
- technologyelectronics, computing, computer, internet, social media
- gadgetssmartphone, gadget, gizmos, widget, tablet
mechanismsmalfunctions
Failures to operate correctly
failures · breakdowns · dysfunctions · defects · obstructions
- defense mechanismUnconscious self-protective mental process
- coping mechanismMethod for managing distress
- defensive mechanismsPsychological self-protection methods
- defence mechanismsUnconscious psychological self-protection
- release mechanismDevice that unlocks restraint
- safety mechanismFeature preventing unintended operation