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Meanings of
self-acting
in inglés
Designed to activate or move or regulate itself.
self-activating
self-moving
self-regulating
Related terms
automatic
Usage of
self-acting
in inglés
1
The instrument is called on to become
self
-
acting
,
and necessarily acts unwisely.
2
The door is fitted with a powerful spring and a feather-touch
self
-
acting
lock.
3
A
self
-
acting
apparatus supplied the three travelers with air to breathe.
4
But this
self
-
acting
machinery follows not the soldier through his campaigns.
5
I had for some years been supplying foreign customers with
self
-
acting
machine tools.
6
The origin of this invention was somewhat similar to that of the
self
-
acting
mule.
7
Like so many other inventions, the idea of the
self
-
acting
mule was not new.
8
He admired the quality of my work, and the beauty of my
self
-
acting
machinery.
9
There is a
self
-
acting
retribution in our evil passions which never fails to operate.
10
As before said, the entire function of this most effective machine tool is
self
-
acting
.
11
She seems to be provided with an almost
self
-
acting
nature.
12
Let the representative be a tongue-bound deputy, and not a free, manly,
self
-
acting
agent.
13
The
self
-
acting
arrangement was eventually done away with, and hand-gear again became all but universal.
14
By another, (the 'self-acting,') the same effect is produced by the action of the seat.
15
A method of
self
-
acting
was afterwards added.
16
An expert banner man will drive tacks almost as rapidly as you could fire a
self
-
acting
revolver.
Other examples for "self-acting"
Grammar, pronunciation and more
Frequent collocations
self-act weapons
Self-acting
through the time