automechanism

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noun

An automatic mechanism.

OriginEnglish mechanism ← New Latin mechanismu ← Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ) →
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Meanings

nounautomechanism (plural automechanisms)

plural automechanisms

  1. An automatic mechanism.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tó-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*autós
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew
  5. Ancient Greekαὖ (aû)
  6. Ancient Greekτόν (tón)
  7. Ancient Greekαὐτός (autós)
  8. Ancient Greekαὐτο- (auto-)
  9. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*mn̥tós
  11. Proto-Hellenic*mətós
  12. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτος (autómătos)
  13. Ancient Greekαὐτόμᾰτον (autómăton)
  14. Classical Latinautomatum
  15. New Latinautomaticus
  16. Englishautomaticclip.
  17. Englishauto-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  20. New Latinmechanismu
  21. Englishmechanism
  22. Englishautomechanism

From auto- + mechanism.

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APA

automechanism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automechanism

MLA

“automechanism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automechanism. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “automechanism,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/automechanism.

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