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SERVOMECHANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does servomechanism mean?
• SERVOMECHANISM (noun)
The noun SERVOMECHANISM 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: SERVOMECHANISM used as a noun 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 ("servomechanism" is a kind of...):
control system (a system for controlling the operation of another system)
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