🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

메커니즘

Pronunciation / Transliteration: mekeonijeum

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
mechanism/ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2500 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"이 시계의 메커니즘은 매우 복잡하다."

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1 sense
As noun
  1. 1

    A system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery.

    "The watch relies on a complex mechanism of gears and springs."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Early 17th century: from modern Latin mechanismus, from Greek mēkhanismos, from mēkhanē 'machine'.

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