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mechanism
/mek-ə-niz-əm/
 
n-ct.
 
1.
Def.: baad-baad te mekina ne eggimu te nateil ne eggimuwen
MS: baad-baad te mekina
a group of moving parts which do a particular action in a machine.
There is a problem with the brake mechanism on my motorbike.
 
n-ct.
 
2.
Def.: pamaahi ne eggamiten eyew te peggimu te nateil ne kasangkapan
MS: pamaahi
the method that is used to do a particular thing.
Vomiting is the body's mechanism for removing something bad from the stomach.
Ka peg-iileb su sabeka seini ne pamaahi te lawa para te peg-awè te minsan nekey ne memaddeet puun te getek.
Sem.Dom.: AWL4
Status: ready

Last updated: 27/Sep/2012