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self-acting

[ self-ak-ting ]

adjective

  1. acting by itself; automatic.


self-acting

adjective

  1. not requiring an external influence or control to function; automatic
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Derived Forms

  • ËŒ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-ˈ²¹³¦³Ù¾±´Ç²Ô, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²õ±ð±ô´Ú-²¹³¦î€ƒt¾±´Ç²Ô noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of self-acting1

First recorded in 1670–80
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Example Sentences

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Its new rule said bump stocks were illegal machine guns because they function as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single function of the trigger.â€

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It said the bump stock device functions as “a self-acting or self-regulating mechanism that allows the firing of multiple rounds through a single pull of the trigger.â€

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He invented a self-acting machine, worked by a stream of water-drops, for accumulating electric charges, on the principle of the revolving doubler.

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Children and young persons may not be allowed to work between the fixed and traversing parts of a self-acting machine while the machine is in motion.

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The self-acting lathe, or engine lathe, implying that there is a slide rest actuated automatically to traverse the tool to its cut or feed.

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