telemechanism

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noun

A system allowing a mechanism to be operated from a distance.

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

nountelemechanism (plural telemechanisms)

plural telemechanisms

  1. A system allowing a mechanism to be operated from a distance.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*megʰ-der.?
  5. Ancient Greekμηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)
  6. New Latinmechanismu
  7. Englishmechanism
  8. Englishtelemechanism

From tele- + mechanism.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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