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noun
- Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
- 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.
noun
- a control system with a feedback loop that is active
- (communication) Closed-loop communication.
- (cybernetics) A closed-loop transfer function.
- (economics) An economy in which materials are consistently reused rather than discharged as waste.
- (mathematics) Alternative form of closed curve.
- (time travel) Clipping of closed time loop.
- (systems theory) A PID controller.
- (topology) A path whose initial point is equal to its terminal point.
- The process of pulling water from one area of a reef aquarium and pumping it immediately elsewhere in the tank to create higher flow and minimize dead spots.
- (ecology) A closed ecological system.
- Alternative form of knot loop.
- (systems theory) An electronic feedback loop.
noun
- A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
- (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
- (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
- (informal) Father.
- (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
- A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or entity (including some public agencies), similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
- (informal) Boss; employer; gaffer.
- the head of a state government
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control
- someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
- A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
- A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
- A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
- (by extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.
- (mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- (South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
- A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
- (surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- (now historical) A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- (dance, preceded by definite article) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
- (Internet slang, 4chan slang) A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
- (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
- (figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individuality.
- (computing) A bot, software designed to perform a task.
noun
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
- A servomechanism.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
- A servomotor.
verb
adj
noun
- A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
- (object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
- A royalty.
- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
verb
- (transitive) To ride a horse too hard.
- (transitive) To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
- (transitive) To ride over the top of something, usually forcibly.
- (object-oriented programming, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
- (transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
- (transitive) To ride across or beyond something.
- prevail over
- counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
- rule against
- ride (a horse) too hard
noun
- mechanical device that regulates movement
- (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
- An escape or a means of escape.
- The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
- A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
noun
- Initialism of automatic distance control.
- (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense command or aerospace defense command.
- Initialism of antibody-drug conjugate.
- (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense center or aerospace defense center.
- Initialism of aid to dependent children.
- (electronics) Initialism of analog-to-digital converter.
- Initialism of aide-de-camp and postnominal.
- Initialism of after-death communication.
name
noun
- a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- (electricity) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
- Something that actuates something else.
- A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve.
- (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
noun
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
- (aviation) Ellipsis of landing gear.
- (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- (countable) A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
- (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
- (uncountable, slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
- Clothing; garments.
- (countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
verb
- set the level or character of
- (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in gear, come into gear.
- (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
- (finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
- To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
adj
noun
- a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
- A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- (slang) A penis.
verb
noun
- equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
- the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
- The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
- the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
noun
- A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
- (slang) An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.
- A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.
- A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
- A user of a ping program; one who pings.
- a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
noun
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- A device to physically arrest motion.
- (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- (nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- (farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
- A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- (transitive) To catch the attention of.
- (intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- take into custody
- attract and fix
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
noun
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
verb
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- to hook or entangle
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- take in and retain
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the event of something ending
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
- the act of stopping something
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- (tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
- (photography) A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
- (architecture) A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
- (physics) The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
- (UK dialectal) A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
- A marking on a rabbit's hind foot.
- (music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
- (engineering) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
- (photography) A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
- (soccer) A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
- (fencing) A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.
- (zoology) The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object
- That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
- (music) One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
- The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
- A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
- (photography) An f-stop.
- (linguistics) A consonant sound in which the passage of air is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- (UK, grammar, informal) Ellipsis of full stop.
verb
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- come to a halt, stop moving
- stop from happening or developing
- cause to end
- seize on its way
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- put an end to a state or an activity
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- render unsuitable for passage
- interrupt a trip
- (transitive) To cease; to no longer continue.
- (phonetics, transitive) To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
- (causative, transitive) To interrupt, prevent or end the activity of someone or something. [with direct object, along with gerund (chiefly UK) or direct object, along with from, along with gerund (chiefly US)]
- (music) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
- (transitive, intransitive, photography, often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- (intransitive) To cease moving.
- (intransitive) Not to continue.
- (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- (nautical) To make fast; to stopper.
- (transitive) To close or block an opening.
- (finance, transitive) To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
punct
noun
adj
noun
- (more generally) The precise position at which a control mechanism as been moved just enough to cause a device to operate.
- (automotive) The point where the clutch engages when the pedal is released.
- The level of aggravation that causes someone or something to lash out or bite.
- (figuratively) The point or set of circumstances when a particular action can begin or a critical transition can occur.
- The location where something is bitten.
- The position of the jaw where the upper and lower teeth meet during a bite
- The point of a blade or similar item where it begins to bite or penetrate.
noun
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A tappet.
- (social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
- Young cattle.
- A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
- (locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
- One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- Something that comes after another thing.
- A pursuer.
- An imitator, who follows another's example.
- (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- someone who travels behind or pursues another
- a person who accepts the leadership of another
noun
- A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
- Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).
- A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
verb
noun
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- (computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
- (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
- Ellipsis of remote control.
adj
verb
noun
- a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
- (automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.
noun
- A device that controls or limits something.
- (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
- (mathematics) A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
- (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
- (historical) Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
- Short for diving regulator.
- A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
- A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.
- Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
noun
verb
noun
- A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.
- (anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
- the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
adj
verb
adj
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.
noun
noun
- (aviation, countable) A system for controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
- (aviation, by extension, uncountable) The process of controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
- (space flight, uncountable) Mission control.
- control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
noun
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- (Ireland) At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- (nuclear physics) A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- (UK) Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- (UK) An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- (historical) A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
- Someone who moderates.
- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
- (Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
noun
- Any system which controls motion automatically using feedback.
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
- 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.
noun
- a control system with a feedback loop that is active
- (communication) Closed-loop communication.
- (cybernetics) A closed-loop transfer function.
- (economics) An economy in which materials are consistently reused rather than discharged as waste.
- (mathematics) Alternative form of closed curve.
- (time travel) Clipping of closed time loop.
- (systems theory) A PID controller.
- (topology) A path whose initial point is equal to its terminal point.
- The process of pulling water from one area of a reef aquarium and pumping it immediately elsewhere in the tank to create higher flow and minimize dead spots.
- (ecology) A closed ecological system.
- Alternative form of knot loop.
- (systems theory) An electronic feedback loop.
noun
- A device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
- (politics) The chief executive officer of a first-level administrative division of a country.
- (grammar) A constituent of a phrase that governs another.
- (informal) Father.
- (nautical) A pilot; a steersman.
- A member of a decision-making body (such as a committee) for a larger organization or entity (including some public agencies), similar to or equivalent to a board of directors (used especially for banks); a member of the board of governors.
- (informal) Boss; employer; gaffer.
- the head of a state government
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- a machine that operates on its own without the need for human control
- someone who acts or responds in a mechanical or apathetic way
- A formal system, such as a finite-state machine or cellular automaton.
- A machine or robot designed to follow a precise sequence of instructions.
- A toy in the form of a mechanical figure.
- A person who acts like a machine or robot, often defined as having a monotonous lifestyle and lacking in emotion.
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- (Jewish folklore) an artificially created human being that is given life by supernatural means
- (by extension, fantasy) A humanoid creature made from any previously inanimate matter, such as wood or stone, animated by magic.
- (mythology) A humanoid creature made from clay, animated by magic.
noun
- a mechanism that can move automatically
- (South Africa) A traffic light (from earlier robot policeman).
- A machine built to carry out some complex task or group of tasks by physically moving, especially one which can be programmed.
- (surveying) A theodolite which follows the movements of a prism and can be used by a one-man crew.
- (now historical) A system of serfdom used in Central Europe, under which a tenant's rent was paid in forced labour.
- (dance, preceded by definite article) A style of dance popular in disco in which the dancer imitates the stiff movements of a stereotypical android robot.
- (Internet slang, 4chan slang) A habitual poster on the /r9k/ board on 4chan; a member of the /r9k/ community.
- (chiefly science fiction) An intelligent mechanical being designed to look like a human or other creature, and usually made from metal.
- (figuratively) A person who does not seem to have any emotions or individuality.
- (computing) A bot, software designed to perform a task.
noun
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
- A servomechanism.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
- A servomotor.
verb
adj
noun
- A mechanism, device or procedure used to counteract an automatic control.
- a manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
- A device for prioritizing audio signals, such that certain signals receive priority over others.
- (object-oriented programming) A method with the same name and signature as a method in a superclass, which runs instead of that method, when an object of the subclass is involved.
- A royalty.
- the act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
verb
- (transitive) To ride a horse too hard.
- (transitive) To give commands of a higher priority to an automated system; to take manual control of an automated system
- (transitive) To ride over the top of something, usually forcibly.
- (object-oriented programming, transitive) To define a new behaviour of a method by creating the same method of the superclass with the same name and signature.
- (transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
- (transitive) To ride across or beyond something.
- prevail over
- counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
- rule against
- ride (a horse) too hard
noun
- mechanical device that regulates movement
- (clocks, mechanics) The linkage in a (watch) that gives impulses to the timekeeping element and periodically releases the gear train to move forward, advancing the clock's hands.
- An escape or a means of escape.
- The number of fish that escape commercial fishing operations and travel upstream to spawn.
- A mechanism found in devices such as a typewriter or printer which controls lateral motion of the carriage.
noun
- Initialism of automatic distance control.
- (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense command or aerospace defense command.
- Initialism of antibody-drug conjugate.
- (aerospace) Abbreviation of air defense center or aerospace defense center.
- Initialism of aid to dependent children.
- (electronics) Initialism of analog-to-digital converter.
- Initialism of aide-de-camp and postnominal.
- Initialism of after-death communication.
name
noun
- a mechanism that puts something into automatic action
- (electricity) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
- Something that actuates something else.
- A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve.
- (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
noun
- a mechanism for transmitting motion for some specific purpose (as the steering gear of a vehicle)
- equipment consisting of miscellaneous articles needed for a particular operation or sport etc.
- wheelwork consisting of a connected set of rotating gears by which force is transmitted or motion or torque is changed
- a toothed wheel that engages another toothed mechanism in order to change the speed or direction of transmitted motion
- (aviation) Ellipsis of landing gear.
- (uncountable) Equipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- (countable) A wheel, wheel segment, or bar with grooves (teeth) engraved on the outer circumference, such that two such devices can interlock and convey motion from one to the other.
- (countable, automotive, cycling) A particular combination or choice of interlocking gears, such that a particular gear ratio is achieved; often selected via a shifter.
- (uncountable, slang) Recreational drugs, including steroids.
- Clothing; garments.
- (countable, automotive) A configuration of the transmission of a motor car so as to achieve a particular ratio of engine to axle torque.
verb
- set the level or character of
- (engineering, transitive) To provide with gearing; to fit with gears in order to achieve a desired gear ratio.
- (engineering, intransitive) To be in gear, come into gear.
- (usually with to or toward(s)) To design or devise (something) so as to be suitable (for a particular type of person or a particular purpose).
- (finance) To borrow money in order to invest it in assets.
- To dress; to put gear on; to harness.
adj
noun
- a manual control consisting of a vertical handle that can move freely in two directions; used as an input device to computers or to devices controlled by computers
- A mechanical control device consisting of a handgrip mounted on a base or pedestal and typically having one or more buttons, used to control an aircraft, computer, or other equipment.
- a lever used by a pilot to control the ailerons and elevators of an airplane
- (slang) A penis.
verb
noun
- equipment used to achieve automatic control or operation
- the condition of being automatically operated or controlled
- The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
- the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology; usually involving electronic hardware
noun
- A device that periodically emits a signal that can be monitored to permit movement tracking.
- (slang) An illicit drug, especially ecstasy, taken for recreational purposes.
- A computer program that sends a ping message over a network.
- A device that emits a short, high-pitched sound burst, such as in sonar or other echo location systems.
- A user of a ping program; one who pings.
- a pulse generator used for echo sounding in sonar
noun
- A control that engages or disengages part of the mechanism on a device without having to turn the device off.
- (accounting) Income minus expenses and depreciation (before tax).
- (UK) A start in a hunt or a race.
- A red herring; something intended to throw people off.
- Something that is done, made, or said informally, on the side, or off-the-cuff.
- Something that is flung or thrown off.
- (sports) A throw taken to resume play, such as after a goal or at the start of a period.
- Something that has been discarded; a castoff.
- A byproduct, spinoff, or incidental creation.
- A race in which a contestant is paid to deliberately lose.
- The act of flinging or throwing something off.
- The deflection of a projectile at an angle.
- (by extension) A discount on a debt or invoice due to a problem with the asset being paid for.
noun
- A device to physically arrest motion.
- (law) The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- (nautical) The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- (farriery) A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse
- A check; a stop; an act or instance of arresting something.
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
verb
- (transitive) To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- (transitive) To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- (transitive) To catch the attention of.
- (intransitive, medicine) To undergo cardiac arrest.
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- take into custody
- attract and fix
- cause to come to an abrupt stop
noun
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- a cooperative game in which a ball is passed back and forth
- a break or check in the voice (usually a sign of strong emotion)
- a drawback or difficulty that is not readily evident
- anything that is caught (especially if it is worth catching)
- a fastener that fastens or locks a door or window
- the quantity that was caught
- the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal)
- the act of catching an object with the hands
- a person regarded as a good matrimonial prospect
- (countable, music) The refrain; a line or lines of a song which are repeated from verse to verse.
- (countable) A fragment of music or poetry.
- (countable) The act of seizing or capturing.
- (countable) The act of catching an object in motion, especially a ball.
- (countable) A stopping mechanism, especially a clasp which stops something from opening.
- (countable) The act of noticing, understanding or hearing.
- Passing opportunities seized; snatches.
- (countable) Something which is captured or caught.
- (countable, cricket, baseball) The act of catching a hit ball before it reaches the ground, resulting in an out.
- (countable, sometimes noun adjunct) A concealed difficulty, especially in a deal or negotiation.
- (countable, agriculture) A crop which has germinated and begun to grow.
- (countable) A crick; a sudden muscle pain during unaccustomed positioning when the muscle is in use.
- (countable) A hesitation in voice, caused by strong emotion.
- (countable, rowing) The first contact of an oar with the water.
- (countable, cricket) A player in respect of his catching ability; particularly one who catches well.
- A slight remembrance; a trace.
- (countable, music) A type of humorous round in which the voices gradually catch up with one another; usually sung by men and often having bawdy lyrics.
- (uncountable) The game of catching a ball.
- (countable, phonetics) A stoppage of breath, resembling a slight cough.
- (countable, colloquial, by extension) A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse.
verb
- grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of
- get or regain something necessary, usually quickly or briefly
- reach in time
- hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers
- catch up with and possibly overtake
- to hook or entangle
- suffer from the receipt of
- perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
- cause to become accidentally or suddenly caught, ensnared, or entangled
- attract; cause to be enamored
- perceive by hearing
- be struck or affected by
- apprehend and reproduce accurately
- come down with
- be the catcher
- attract and fix
- detect a blunder or misstep
- start burning
- succeed in catching or seizing, especially after a chase
- become aware of
- capture as if by hunting, snaring, or trapping
- check oneself during an action
- spread or be communicated
- delay or hold up; prevent from proceeding on schedule or as planned
- reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- see or watch
- take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of
- discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
- take in and retain
- (transitive) To grasp mentally: perceive and understand.
- (transitive) To become infected by (an illness).
- (intransitive) To get pregnant.
- (transitive) To take or replenish something necessary, such as breath or sleep.
- (transitive) To reach (someone) with a strike, blow, weapon etc.
- (transitive) To reproduce or echo a spirit or idea faithfully.
- (intransitive, agriculture) To germinate and set down roots.
- (transitive) To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense).
- (transitive) To grip or entangle.
- (transitive) To travel by means of.
- (transitive, rare) To become pregnant. (Only in past tense or as participle.)
- (transitive, intransitive) To receive or be affected by (wind, water, fire etc.).
- (transitive) To be hit by something.
- (intransitive) To spread by infection or similar means.
- (intransitive) To be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To entrap or trip up a person; to deceive.
- (transitive, of fire) To spread or be conveyed to.
- (transitive) To have something be held back or impeded.
- (transitive) To overtake or catch up to; to be in time for.
- (intransitive) To serve well or poorly for catching, especially for catching fish.
- (transitive, computing) To handle an exception.
- (transitive, intransitive, baseball) To play (a specific period of time) as the catcher.
- (transitive, cricket) To end a player's innings by catching a hit ball before the first bounce.
- (transitive) To be touched or affected by (something) through exposure.
- (transitive, rowing) To grip (the water) with one's oars at the beginning of the stroke.
- (transitive) To be the victim of (something unpleasant, painful etc.).
- (intransitive) To make a grasping or snatching motion (at).
- (transitive, surfing) To contact a wave in such a way that one can ride it back to shore.
- (transitive) To unpleasantly discover unexpectedly; to unpleasantly surprise (someone doing something).
- To notice.
- (intransitive) To engage with some mechanism; to stick, to succeed in interacting with something or initiating some process.
- (transitive, informal) To take in; to watch or listen to (an entertainment).
- (transitive) To charm or entrance.
- (transitive) To capture or snare (someone or something which would rather escape).
- (transitive) To acquire, as though by infection; to take on through sympathy or influence.
- (transitive) To seize or intercept an object moving through the air (or, sometimes, some other medium).
noun
- a restraint that checks the motion of something
- the event of something ending
- a brief stay in the course of a journey
- a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens
- a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it
- an obstruction in a pipe or tube
- the state of inactivity following an interruption
- (music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes
- the act of stopping something
- a punctuation mark (‘.’) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations
- a spot where something halts or pauses
- (tennis) A very short shot which touches the ground close behind the net and is intended to bounce as little as possible.
- An action of stopping; interruption of travel.
- (photography) A unit of exposure corresponding to a doubling of the brightness of an image.
- (architecture) A member, plain or moulded, formed of a separate piece and fixed to a jamb, against which a door or window shuts.
- (physics) The squark that is the superpartner of a top quark.
- (UK dialectal) A small well-bucket; a milk-pail.
- A marking on a rabbit's hind foot.
- (music) A knob or pin used to regulate the flow of air in an organ.
- (engineering) A device, or piece, as a pin, block, pawl, etc., for arresting or limiting motion, or for determining the position to which another part shall be brought.
- (photography) A part of a photographic system that reduces the amount of light.
- (soccer) A save; preventing the opposition from scoring a goal
- A symbol used for purposes of punctuation and representing a pause or separating clauses, particularly a full stop, comma, colon or semicolon.
- (fencing) A coup d'arret, or stop thrust.
- (zoology) The depression in a dog’s face between the skull and the nasal bones.
- A device intended to block the path of a moving object
- That which stops, impedes, or obstructs; an obstacle; an impediment.
- (music) One of the vent-holes in a wind instrument, or the place on the wire of a stringed instrument, by the stopping or pressing of which certain notes are produced.
- The diaphragm used in optical instruments to cut off the marginal portions of a beam of light passing through lenses.
- A (usually marked) place where buses, trams or trains halt to let passengers get on and off, usually smaller than a station.
- (photography) An f-stop.
- (linguistics) A consonant sound in which the passage of air is temporarily blocked by the lips, tongue, or glottis.
- (UK, grammar, informal) Ellipsis of full stop.
verb
- hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of
- come to a halt, stop moving
- stop from happening or developing
- cause to end
- seize on its way
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- put an end to a state or an activity
- stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments
- render unsuitable for passage
- interrupt a trip
- (transitive) To cease; to no longer continue.
- (phonetics, transitive) To pronounce (a phoneme) as a stop.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to come to an end.
- (causative, transitive) To interrupt, prevent or end the activity of someone or something. [with direct object, along with gerund (chiefly UK) or direct object, along with from, along with gerund (chiefly US)]
- (music) To regulate the sounds of (musical strings, etc.) by pressing them against the fingerboard with the finger, or otherwise shortening the vibrating part.
- (transitive, intransitive, photography, often with "up" or "down") To adjust the aperture of a camera lens.
- (transitive) To cause (something) to cease moving or progressing.
- (intransitive) To cease moving.
- (intransitive) Not to continue.
- (intransitive) To stay; to spend a short time; to reside or tarry temporarily.
- (nautical) To make fast; to stopper.
- (transitive) To close or block an opening.
- (finance, transitive) To delay the purchase or sale of (a stock) while agreeing the price for later.
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noun
adj
noun
- (more generally) The precise position at which a control mechanism as been moved just enough to cause a device to operate.
- (automotive) The point where the clutch engages when the pedal is released.
- The level of aggravation that causes someone or something to lash out or bite.
- (figuratively) The point or set of circumstances when a particular action can begin or a critical transition can occur.
- The location where something is bitten.
- The position of the jaw where the upper and lower teeth meet during a bite
- The point of a blade or similar item where it begins to bite or penetrate.
noun
- A machine part receiving motion from another.
- A tappet.
- (social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
- (literally) One who follows, comes after another.
- Young cattle.
- A man courting a maidservant; a suitor.
- (locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
- One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
- Something that comes after another thing.
- A pursuer.
- An imitator, who follows another's example.
- (Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
- A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
- One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
- someone who travels behind or pursues another
- a person who accepts the leadership of another
noun
- A similar device to prevent motion in other mechanisms besides ratchets.
- Alternative form of paul (“kind of tent”).
- A pivoted catch designed to fall into a notch on a ratchet wheel so as to allow movement in only one direction (e.g. on a windlass or in a clock mechanism), or alternatively to move the wheel in one direction.
- a hinged catch that fits into a notch of a ratchet to move a wheel forward or prevent it from moving backward
verb
noun
- a device that can be used to control a machine or apparatus from a distance
- (computing) A source control repository hosted on a remote machine, rather than locally.
- (broadcasting) An element of broadcast programming originating away from the station's or show's control room.
- Ellipsis of remote control.
adj
verb
noun
- a transmission that automatically changes the gears according to the speed of the car
- (automotive) A vehicle transmission which shifts gears automatically in response to vehicle speed and/or load, and does not require any driver input to manually change gears under normal driving conditions; an automatic gearbox.
noun
- A device that controls or limits something.
- (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
- (mathematics) A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
- (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
- (historical) Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
- Short for diving regulator.
- A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
- A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.
- Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
- an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
- a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
- any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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verb
noun
- A wearable robotic machine used for aided or augmented mobility.
- (anatomy) A hard outer structure that provides both structure and protection to creatures such as insects and Crustacea.
- the exterior protective or supporting structure or shell of many animals (especially invertebrates) including bony or horny parts such as nails or scales or hoofs
noun
- (aviation, countable) A system for controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
- (aviation, by extension, uncountable) The process of controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.
- (space flight, uncountable) Mission control.
- control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically
noun
- A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.
- (Ireland) At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.
- (nuclear physics) A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.
- (UK) Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.
- (UK) An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.
- (historical) A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.
- Someone who moderates.
- The chair or president of a meeting, etc.
- The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.
- (Internet) A person who enforces the rules of a discussion forum by deleting posts, banning users, etc.
- An arbitrator or mediator.
- A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.
- in the Presbyterian church, the officer who presides over a synod or general assembly
- someone who presides over a forum or debate
- someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
- any substance used to slow down neutrons in nuclear reactors
noun
- control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
- A servomechanism.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
- A servomotor.
verb
adj
adj
verb
adj
- operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control
- resembling the unthinking functioning of a machine
- without volition or conscious control
- (mathematics, of a group) Having one or more finite-state automata.
- (of a handgun) An autoloader; a semi-automatic or self-loading pistol, as opposed to a revolver or other manually actuated handgun, which fires one shot per pull of the trigger; distinct from machine guns.
- Done out of habit or without conscious thought.
- Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
- Necessary, inevitable, prescribed by logic, law, etc.
- (of a firearm such as a machine gun) Firing continuously as long as the trigger is pressed until ammunition is exhausted.
- (programming, of a local variable) Automatically added to and removed from the stack during the course of function calls.