Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Designed or contrived to adjust itself; requiring no external adjustment in the performance of a specific operation or series of operations: as, a self-adjusting screw.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Mach.) Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.
- adjective (Shafting) a bearing which is supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate flexure or displacement of the shaft.
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Examples
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So this may be a self-adjusting system, says Stone.
As Twitter and WikiLeaks make a mockery of the high court, is this the end of privacy as we know it? 2011
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Ventilated hydraulic disc, self-adjusting park brake function
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Sweetwater economists see individuals as rational, markets as self-adjusting, and government as made up of self-interested individuals.
Quote of the Day, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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It adds up to nothing less than a revolution in race-car dynamics, a virtually self-adjusting car, a dancing alloy algorithm of stunning pace and rip-your-head-off handling, an all-wheel-drive car with optimized traction control that knows the track as well as or better than the driver.
Porsche Blasts Hybrids Into New Stratosphere Dan Neil 2011
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There is an adjuster on each drum, and they are not self-adjusting like disc brakes.
Tip of the Day: Dragging Drums Cassandra 2009
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While not at the cutting edge like BMW's DDC, the self-adjusting dampers (adapted from the C-Class) work well, blending accurate handling with a supple ride.
Black or White? Sirish Chandran 2010
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While not at the cutting edge like BMW's DDC, the self-adjusting dampers (adapted from the C-Class) work well, blending accurate handling with a supple ride.
Black or White? 2010
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While not at the cutting edge like BMW's DDC, the self-adjusting dampers (adapted from the C-Class) work well, blending accurate handling with a supple ride.
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Greenspan may make believe all these were solved by the self-adjusting economy -- his extremist neo-classical model.
The Meltdown Men: Greenspan, Rubin, and Prince to Testify before Financial Crisis Commission Jeff Madrick 2010
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"It's seamless and has self-adjusting straps," Ms. Iman, who has been modeling with the retailer since she was 15, explained of the undergarment.
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