- Look up
mechanism in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Mechanism may
refer to:
Mechanism (economics), a set of
rules for a game
designed to
achieve a certain...
- The
Antikythera mechanism (/ˌæntɪkɪˈθɪərə/ AN-tik-ih-THEER-ə, US also /ˌæntaɪkɪˈ-/ AN-ty-kih-) is an
Ancient Gr**** hand-powered
orrery (model of the Solar...
- In
psychoanalytic theory, a
defence mechanism is an
unconscious psychological operation that
functions to
protect a
person from anxiety-producing thoughts...
- a
reaction mechanism is the step by step
sequence of
elementary reactions by
which overall chemical reaction occurs. A
chemical mechanism is a theoretical...
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connecting rod by a hinge. The
Antikythera mechanism,
dated to
around 200 BC, used a
crank as a part of its
mechanism. The
crank was used to
manually setup...
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Mechanism design,
sometimes called implementation theory or
institution design, is a
branch of economics,
social choice, and game
theory that
deals with...
-
mechanisms appeared in
China at
around 600 BC in the form of a
crossbow trigger-
mechanism with a cam-shaped
swing arm. However, the
trigger mechanism...
- the
Higgs mechanism is
essential to
explain the
generation mechanism of the
property "m****" for
gauge bosons.
Without the
Higgs mechanism, all bosons...
- A whippletree, or whiffletree, is a
mechanism to
distribute force evenly through linkages. It is also
referred to as an equalizer,
leader bar, or double...
- The
kappa opacity mechanism is the
driving mechanism behind the
changes in
luminosity of many
types of
pulsating variable stars. The term
Eddington valve...
