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/mek"euh nist/, n.1. a person who believes in the theory of mechanism.2. a mechanician.[1600-10; MECHAN(IC) + -IST]
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Mechanist — Mech an*ist, n. 1. A maker of machines; one skilled in mechanics. [1913 Webster] 2. One who regards the phenomena of nature as the effects of forces merely mechanical. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mechanist — [mek′ə nist] n. 1. a person who believes in the theory of mechanism 2. rare var. of MECHANICIAN … English World dictionary
mechanist — noun Date: 1606 1. archaic mechanic 2. an adherent of the doctrine of mechanism … New Collegiate Dictionary
mechanist — noun A person who takes a mechanical view See Also: mechanistic, mechanistically, mechanism … Wiktionary
Mechanist — Me|cha|nịst, der; en, en: Vertreter des ↑Mechanismus (3): dass die Reflextheorie von en, die anderen Anschauungsweisen von Vitalisten vertreten wurden (Lorenz, Verhalten I, 329) … Universal-Lexikon
mechanist — mech·a·nist (mekґə nist) an individual who believes that all phenomena relating to life are based on physical and chemical properties only … Medical dictionary
Mechanist — Me|cha|nist der; en, en <zu ↑...ist> Vertreter des Mechanismus (3) … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
mechanist — mekÉ™nɪst n. one who believes in mechanism … English contemporary dictionary
mechanist — mech·a·nist … English syllables
mechanist — mech•a•nist [[t]ˈmɛk ə nɪst[/t]] n. a believer in a theory of mechanism … From formal English to slang
