mechanism consisting of a system of rods and levers connected to the front wheels of a motor vehicle; the steering gear pushes it left or right which swivels the front wheels, causing the vehicle to turn | the technical aspects of doing something |
| 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 |