Mechanism :: Mechanism (n.) The arrangement or relation of the parts of a machine; the parts of a machine, taken collectively; the arrangement or relation of the parts of anything as adapted to produce an effect; as, the mechanism of a watch; the mechanism of a sewing machine; the mechanism of a seed pod..
Mechanism :: Mechanism (n.) Mechanical operation or action.
Mechanism :: Mechanism (n.) An ideal machine; a combination of movable bodies constituting a machine, but considered only with regard to relative movements..
Mechanist :: Mechanist (n.) A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics.
Mechanist :: Mechanist (n.) One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical.