self-acting
11self-acting — automatic; operating or acting by itself …
12self-acting — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. mechanical, self propellent, automated; see automatic 1 …
13self-acting — /sɛlf ˈæktɪŋ/ (say self akting) adjective automatic …
14self-act|ing — «SEHLF AK tihng», adjective. 1. working of itself: »a self acting machine. 2. acting automatically without the manipulation or mechanism which would otherwise be required: »the self acting feed of a boring mill …
15self- — ♦ Élément, de l angl. self « soi même ». ⇒ auto . self élément, de l angl. self, qui signifie soi même . ⇒SELF , élém. de compos. Élém. tiré de l angl. self « soi même », de même sens, entrant dans la constr. de subst. empr. à l angl. ou faits… …
16Self-Made Men (Frederick Douglass) — Self Made Men is a famous lecture by Frederick Douglass (1818 ndash; 1895). In this speech, which was first delivered in 1859, he gives his own definition of the self made man and explains what he thinks are the means to become such a man.… …
17self- — [self] [ME < OE < self: see SELF] prefix 1. of oneself or itself: refers to the direct object of the implied transitive verb [self love, self restraint] 2. by oneself or itself: refers to the subject of the implied verb [self acting] 3. in …
18self-ac|tor — «SEHLF AK tuhr», noun. a self acting machine or part of a machine …
19self-locking — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …
20self-winding — Automatic Au to*mat ic, Automatical Au to*mat ic*al, a. [Cf. F. automatique. See {Automaton}.] 1. Having an inherent power of action or motion. [1913 Webster] Nothing can be said to be automatic. Sir H. Davy. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to, or… …
