English Explanatory Dictionary

servomechanism

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A mechanical device for controlling large amounts of power by means of smaller amounts of power and correcting the performance of the device using feedback.
  2. Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.

Word forms

servomechanism servomechanisms servo servo-mechanism

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ser-der.? Proto-Italic *serwos Latin servusder. English servo- Proto-Indo-European *megʰ-der.? Ancient Greek μηχᾰνή (mēkhănḗ)der. New Latin mechanismuslbor. English mechanism English servomechanism From servo- + mechanism.

Synonyms

servo
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