单词 | mechanomorphism |
释义 | mechanomorphism in British English (ˌmɛkənəʊˈmɔːfɪzəm) noun the ascription to a nonmechanical thing, such as a person or the universe, of qualities similar to those of machines mechanomorphism in American English (ˌmekənouˈmɔrfɪzəm) noun Philosophy the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms Derived forms mechanomorphic adjective mechanomorphically adverb Word origin [1925–30; mechano- + -morphism]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Nazi, buildup, distinctive feature, gimmick, runoutmechano- is a combining form representing machine or mechanical in compound words. Other words that use the affix mechano- include: mechanochemistry, mechanoreceptor; -morphism is a combining form occurring in nouns that correspond to adjectives ending in -morphic or -morphous. Other words that use the affix -morphism include: anthropomorphism, hylomorphism, monomorphism, paramorphism, pedomorphism |
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