Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

control mechanism

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.24 in modern English

Syllables: con-trol mech-a-nism
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

16

Letters

4

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any mechanical (or other) system used to keep one or more variable parameters constant, or within specified bounds.

Inflected Forms

control mechanisms (plural)

Questions

What does control mechanism mean?: Any mechanical (or other) system used to keep one or more variable parameters constant, or within specified bounds.

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