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ACTION MECHANISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The operating part that transmits power to a mechanism
Example:
the piano had a very stiff action
Synonyms:
action; action mechanism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("action mechanism" is a kind of...):
mechanism (device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function)
Meronyms (parts of "action mechanism"):
key (a lever (as in a keyboard) that actuates a mechanism when depressed)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "action mechanism"):
firing mechanism; gunlock (the action that ignites the charge in a firearm)
movement (the driving and regulating parts of a mechanism (as of a watch or clock))
piano action (action consisting of a system of levers that move a felt hammer to strike the strings when a key is depressed)
pump action; slide action (action mechanism in a modern rifle or shotgun; a back and forward motion of a sliding lever ejects the empty shell case and cocks the firearm and loads a new round)
Holonyms ("action mechanism" is a part of...):
gun (a weapon that discharges a missile at high velocity (especially from a metal tube or barrel))
keyboard (device consisting of a set of keys on a piano or organ or typewriter or typesetting machine or computer or the like)
