servocontrol

[ noun sur-voh-kuhn-trohl; verb sur-voh-kuhn-trohl ]

noun
  1. control by means of a servomechanism.

  2. a servomechanism used as a control.

  1. 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),ser·vo·con·trolled, ser·vo·con·trol·ling.
  1. to operate (a mechanism) with such a device.

Origin of servocontrol

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