0 the system of holes that has been dug in the ground in order to remove metal, coal, etc.: --
disused mine workings
1 the calculations you do in order to reach an answer to a mathematical problem: --
2 the way that an organization, machine, or organism operates: --
I don't know anything about the workings of other departments or about the organization as a whole.
the workings of government
3 the way something, such as an organization or machine, does what it is intended to do: --
Powerful microscopes reveal the inner workings of cells.
First, its interpretation of rural music transcended the traditional approach to this genre through its re-workings of such music.
I o#er an interpretation of this series according to which they reveal the workings of a fine analytical mind and a subtle teacher.
I will not go into a minutely detailed explanation of the workings of the interface.
The operative words seem to be 'stop the workings of the mind'.
They are relevant to our understanding of the workings of the normal brain.
Such a band might be surprising to a programmer, and give new insights into the workings of a program.
The value of studies that illuminate and explicate official discourse is that we are better able to see the workings of change over time.
He concluded with the idea that the workings of the nervous system produce a delay in perception and consciousness.
