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Rhymes with Firing Mechanism

2. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] the technical aspects of doing something.

Etymology

  • mechanismus (Latin)

3. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function.

Etymology

  • mechanismus (Latin)

5. mechanism

noun. ['ˈmɛkəˌnɪzəm'] (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes.

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  • mechanismus (Latin)

7. firing

noun. ['ˈfaɪrɪŋ, ˈfaɪɝrɪŋ'] the act of discharging a gun.

8. firing

noun. ['ˈfaɪrɪŋ, ˈfaɪɝrɪŋ'] the act of setting something on fire.