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nounmechanicism (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesSynonym of mechanism (“theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes”).
Ever since the scientific revolution, substance ontology has been associated with mechanicism, the view that nature, together with everything in it, is a machine that operates in a regular and predictable manner […]
2018, Daniel J. Nicholson, John Dupré, Everything Flows: Towards a Processual Philosophy of Biology (page 28)Synonyms: mechanism
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nounSynonym of mechanism (“theory that all natural phenomena can be explained by physical causes”).
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- Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
- Ancient Greekμηχανή (mēkhanḗ)
- Ancient Greekμηχανικός (mēkhanikós)
- Latinmēchanicus
- Old Frenchmecanique
- Middle Englishmekanyk
- Englishmechanic
- Englishmechanicism
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APA
mechanicism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicism
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“mechanicism.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicism. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mechanicism,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mechanicism.
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