nounmēchănismaMECHANISMA☆ KeepMeaningmechanical contrivance, mechanismLewis & Short 1879ModernAs printed, 1879MECHANISMALEWIS & SHORTMECHANISMAmēchănisma, ătis, n., I. mechanical contrivance, mechanism, for mechanema (post-class.), Cassiod. Var. 1, 45.Read the whole entry