mécanisme

See also: mecanisme

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin mechanismus, from Ancient Greek μηχανή (mēkhanḗ, “machine”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.ka.nism/, /me.ka.nizm/

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Noun

mécanisme m (plural mécanismes)

1. (philosophy) mechanism

Related terms

• machine
• mécanique
• mécaniste

Descendants

• → Romanian: mecanism
• → Turkish: mekanizm

Further reading

• “mécanisme”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.