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Meaning of "self-acting" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SELF-ACTING

self-acting play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SELF-ACTING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Self-Acting is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES SELF-ACTING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of self-acting in the English dictionary

The definition of self-acting in the dictionary is not requiring an external influence or control to function; automatic.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SELF-ACTING

self-abasement
self-abnegating
self-abnegation
self-absorbed
self-absorption
self-abuse
self-accusation
self-action
self-actualization
self-addressed
self-addressed envelope
self-addressed stamped envelope
self-adhesive
self-adjusting
self-administered
self-advancement
self-advertisement
self-advocacy
self-aggrandisement
self-aggrandising

WORDS THAT END LIKE SELF-ACTING

accounting
acting
affecting
collecting
conflicting
connecting
distracting
exacting
expecting
fast-acting
heat-conducting
long-acting
projecting
prospecting
quick-acting
respecting
self-correcting
single-acting
subcontracting
superconducting
unsuspecting

Synonyms and antonyms of self-acting in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «self-acting» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SELF-ACTING

Find out the translation of self-acting to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of self-acting from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «self-acting» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

自作用
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

auto- actuación
570 millions of speakers

English

self-acting
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

स्वयं अभिनय
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التمثيل الذاتي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

работать автономно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

auto -acting
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

স্বত: প্রবৃত্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

agissant automatiquement
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Bertindak sendiri
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

selbsttätig
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

自己演技
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

자기 연기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyolong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tự động
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சுய நடிப்பு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्वत अभिनय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kendi kendine hareket eden
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

auto- recitazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

samoczynne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

працювати автономно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

auto- actorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αυτο - που ενεργεί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

self- waarnemende
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

självverkande
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

selvvirkende
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of self-acting

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-ACTING»

The term «self-acting» is normally little used and occupies the 109.809 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SELF-ACTING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about self-acting

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SELF-ACTING»

Discover the use of self-acting in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to self-acting and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Description of a self-acting apparatus for preventing ...
Alexander Macpherson. is dangerous in the extreme. The ill effects of the frost on the pipes is often imperceptible at the time. The expansion sustained by the pipe may not be sufficiently great to burst it ; but in that case it produces a regular ...
Alexander Macpherson, 1852
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Particulars of a Method or Methods, by Self-acting Apparatus ...
The methods comprised in the patent, are'intendedi to be carried into effect by means of self-acting apparatus; the distinguishing character of which is, that; at every time when a train travels along that part of the Railway, where any such ...
Charles Berwick CURTIS, 1841
3
Control Valve Primer: A User's Guide
A User's Guide Hans D. Baumann. THE SELF-ACTING REGULATOR, WHY NOT ? The self-acting regulator is a relatively inexpensive, complete control system that combines the process sensor, the controller, and the control valve all in one.
Hans D. Baumann, 2008
4
Manchester: its political, social and commercial history
Sharp, Roberts, and Co. with a view to induce the latter gentleman to direct his great mechanical knowledge to the improvement of the then crude and imperfect self- acting machine, and after some hesitation the application was acceeded to.
James Wheeler (of Prestwich.), 1836
5
Optimization of self-acting herringbone-grooved journal ...
OPTIMIZATION OF SELF-ACTING HERRINGBONE_GROOVED JOURNAL BEARINGS FOR MAXIMUM STABILITY by David P. Fleming and Bernard J. Hamrock Lewis Research Center SUMMARY Groove parameters were determined to ...
David P. Fleming, Bernard J. Hamrock, Lewis Research Center, 1974
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Experimental investigation of self-acting-lift-pad ...
Shrouded step pads for separating seal surfaces.
William F. Hady, Lawrence P. Ludwig, United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1971
7
Reports from Commissioners
... even when upon full time, must suffer: 1860. 1863. As to another district Mr. Oram reports to me : 1863.] 45 A leocaiider Redgrave, Esq. s. d. s. d. Mill A. Self- acting minders - 28 0 19 0 B. Self-acting minders - 20 0 14 0 Weavers - 11 6 6 ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1864
8
Competitive Advantage on the Shop Floor
3. Minders,. Piecers,. and. Self-Acting. Mules. Technology and the Capital— Labor Relation In Volume I of Capital, Marx portrayed a capitalist labor process in which the capitalists essentially get their way. In introducing new divisions of labor ...
William Lazonick, 1990
9
The Fundamental Teachings of Early Buddhism: A Comparative ...
You are now coming here yourself and telling me there is no self-acting, there is no other- acting. The brahmin said: For what reason, Gautama, is there in beings self- acting, is there other-acting? The Buddha said to the brahmin: I shall now ...
Mun-keat Choong, 2000
10
Information Technology Convergence, Secure and Trust ...
Through some experiments, it proves to be more efficient than the self-acting load balancing system in paper [2], and improves efficiency to the degree of 20% for write operation, and 30% for read operation. What's more, it also enhances the ...
Jong Hyuk (James) Park, Jongsung Kim, Deqing Zou, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SELF-ACTING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term self-acting is used in the context of the following news items.
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The Future, as Told by 'Call of Duty: Black Ops 3'
Self-acting military robots aren't as far off as we may think. Blundell says the real-life military has already developed a Jeep that packs a turret and can locate the ... «Newsweek, Jul 15»
2
Construction equipment: Hydraulic pullers, tensioners, puller …
Condux Tesmec hydraulic pullers, tensioners and puller-tensioners offer advanced features like negative self-acting hydraulic brakes, integrated hydraulic ... «Utility Products, Jul 15»
3
Floor Plans: Family name Brooks flows nicely into Washington …
The self-acting pumps use the force of gravity. With 6 feet of drop, a water ram can pump water running downstream to an elevation 100 feet uphill. Managing ... «Reading Eagle, Jun 15»
4
Banner at the Ralph stirs controversy
Despite their self-acting, however, both claimed they were well-received by students and were representing their peers accurately overall based on the reactions ... «UND The Dakota Student, Mar 15»
5
Research and Markets: Understanding the Connected Vehicle …
... or are trying to introduce connectivity in vehicles at many levels - social connectivity, real-time information, remote access, and self-acting technologies. «Business Wire, Sep 14»
6
Chef: your server is not a pet, think of it as cattle
In terms of a purist definition: IT automation is the linking of disparate systems and software in such a way that they become self-acting or self-regulating. «ComputerWeekly.com, May 14»
7
bab technologie Shows its eibPort KNX Automation and …
Integrated services allow you to implement self-acting functionalties such as timer function, scenes, logical functions etc., without starting an additional ... «KNXtoday, Mar 14»
8
Family Court: the top 10 mistakes
It's also a warning to self-acting litigants who are the worst for this - they think they can come to court and tell their story like on TV but that isn't how the system ... «Brisbane Times, Oct 13»
9
Damascus Residents Protest Against Possible US Military Action on …
... to Congress for authorization. It's his self-directing and self-acting political play." Obama said on Saturday that he decided to take military action against Syria. «New Tang Dynasty Television, Sep 13»
10
Sluices and kokers
If you check the internet, you will see that a koker has a self-acting door and you do not need an attendant to open or close it; the sluice on the other hand, has to ... «Stabroek News, Sep 13»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Self-Acting [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/self-acting>. May 2024 ».
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