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)
- (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.