Definition of Mechanism

a piece of a machine that plays a specific role in its operation

Examples of Mechanism in a sentence

Visitors were stuck on the Ferris wheel for hours when the mechanism that controlled the rotation stopped working.  

When a single mechanism in the conveyor belt failed, the conveyor system ceased functioning properly.  

Your steering wheel is a key mechanism associated with your vehicle.  

When the criminal dropped the gun, the trigger mechanism was made useless.  

Bill could not reset the time on his watch because the winding mechanism was broken.  

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