servocontrol

[n. sur-voh-kuhn-trohl; v. sur-voh-kuhn-trohl]

ser·vo·con·trol

[n. sur-voh-kuhn-trohl; v. sur-voh-kuhn-trohl] noun, verb, ser·vo·con·trolled, ser·vo·con·trol·ling.
noun
1.
control by means of a servomechanism.
2.
a servomechanism used as a control.
3.
Also called Flettner control, servo tab. Aeronautics. a tab that is directly actuated by the control stick and that exerts an aerodynamic force to move a control surface to which it is attached.
verb (used with object)
4.
to operate (a mechanism) with such a device.

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Servocontrol is always a great word to know.
So is tensile strain. Does it mean:
fractional change in body's length due to applied tensile force
coefficient of substance's elasticity expressing ratio between shearing stress and shearing strain

Origin:
servo- + control
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