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SERVO
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Dictionary entry overview: What does servo mean?
• SERVO (noun)
The noun SERVO has 1 sense:
1. control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
Familiarity information: SERVO used as a noun is very rare.
• SERVO (adjective)
The adjective SERVO has 1 sense:
1. of or involving servomechanisms
Familiarity information: SERVO used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
servo; servomechanism; servosystem
Hypernyms ("servo" is a kind of...):
control system (a system for controlling the operation of another system)
Derivation:
servo (of or involving servomechanisms)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or involving servomechanisms
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
servo; servomechanical
Pertainym:
servomechanism (control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system)
Derivation:
servo (control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system)
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