servo

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servo  /ˈsɜr voʊ/ ? Meaning of "servo"

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Definition(s):

  1. (n) control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
  2. (adj) of or involving servomechanisms

Synonym(s)

servosystem, servomechanical

Derived Word(s)

servomechanism

Usage(s):

  1. Yet Surrogates, with Willis in a dual role as a futurist FBI agent and his platinum-blond servo, fizzled, while the 3-D animated feature Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs sizzled.
  2. The suit mimics a user's motions by detecting the bioelectrical nerve signals that control muscles, and its servo-motors can nearly double a person's strength.
  3. With servo-mechanisms and electronic pushbutton controls, Jones Laughlin Steel made seven tons of tin-plate steel in barely three minutes v.

Quotes

  • "I commend the workers of Lutron Liamuiga, Harowe Servo, Kajola-Kristada, CSR/DDL, St. Kitts Brush Company and Caribelle Batik for working with management to produce the quality of products, with the level of efficiency, to make St. Kitts and Nevis,...
    on Mar 18, 2009 By: Denzil Douglas Source: Communication's Unit Of The St. Kitts Prime Minister

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