Latvian

Noun

mehānisms m (1st declension)

1. mechanism, engine (system of elements in a machine, device, etc. that allows it to function by means of the motion of its elements)

   automašīnas stūres mehānisms‎ ― car steering mechanism

   pulksteņa mehānisms‎ ― clock mechanism

   skaņu pieraksta mehānisms‎ ― sound recording engine

   iedarbināt mehānismu‎ ― to start the engine

   izjaukt mehānismu‎ ― to disassemble the mechanism

2. mechanism (system, especially if complex, for producing some work, some result)

   pārvaldes mehānisms‎ ― administrative mechanism

   valsts mehānisms‎ ― the mechanism' of the state

3. mechanism (system of processes, phenomena, actions, etc. in which one element affects or triggers others)

   domāšanas mehānisms‎ ― the mechanism of thinking

   organisma darbības mehānisms'‎ ― the mechanism of the body's activity

   pētīt ķīmiskās reakcijas mehānismu‎ ― to study the mechanism of a chemical reaction

   pētījumi par evolūcijas un dzīvības procesu mehānismiem‎ ― studies on the mechanism of evolution and the processes of life

Declension

Related terms

• mehānika
• mehāniķis, mehāniķe
• mehānisks