mechanomorphism

[ mek-uh-noh-mawr-fiz-uh m ]

/ ˌmɛk ə noʊˈmɔr fɪz əm /

noun Philosophy.

the doctrine that the universe is fully explicable in mechanistic terms.

Words nearby mechanomorphism

mechanist, mechanistic, mechanize, mechano-, mechanochemistry, mechanomorphism, mechanoreceptor, mechanotherapy, mechatronics, mechelen, mechitarist

Origin of mechanomorphism

First recorded in 1925–30; mechano- + -morphism

OTHER WORDS FROM mechanomorphism

mech·a·no·mor·phic, adjectivemech·a·no·mor·phi·cal·ly, adverb

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