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self-acting - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'self-acting' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Self-acting [ a.]
- Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press.

Meaning of 'self-acting' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . self-acting [ s]
Meaning (1):
- designed to activate or move or regulate itself
Example in sentence:
  • a self-activating sprinkler system

Nearby Words:

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