multimechanistic

adjective

Operating through multiple mechanisms

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

adjectivemultimechanistic (comparative more multimechanistic, superlative most multimechanistic)

comparative more multimechanistic · superlative most multimechanistic

  1. Operating through multiple mechanisms

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  10. New Latinmechanismu
  11. Englishmechan(ism)
  12. Englishmechanistic
  13. Englishmultimechanistic

From multi- + mechanistic.

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APA

multimechanistic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimechanistic

MLA

“multimechanistic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimechanistic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multimechanistic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multimechanistic.

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