mechanism vs mechanical device

mechanical device vs mechanism

mechanism and mechanical device both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mechanism	Yes	No	No	No
mechanical device	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mechanical device is a hyponym of mechanism; that is, mechanical device is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than mechanism:

mechanism: device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
mechanical device: mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles

Other hyponyms of mechanism include action, action mechanism, actuator, automaton, golem, robot, axis, axis of rotation, carriage, cartridge ejector, ejector, cartridge extractor, cartridge remover, extractor, clockwork, control, controller, cooling, cooling system, delayed action, drive, drive line, drive line system, fail-safe, film advance, gear, gear mechanism, homing device, hydraulic system, ignition, ignition system, lock, radiator, rotating mechanism, steering linkage, steering mechanism, steering system, tape drive, tape transport, transport, whirler, workings, works, automaton.

mechanism (noun)	mechanical device (noun)
the technical aspects of doing something	mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles
device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function
(philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function
the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

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