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ser⋅vo⋅mech⋅an⋅ism

  [sur-voh-mek-uh-niz-uhm, sur-voh-mek-]
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–noun
an electronic control system in which a hydraulic, pneumatic, or other type of controlling mechanism is actuated and controlled by a low-energy signal.
Origin:
1940–45; servo- + mechanism

Related forms:
ser⋅vo⋅me⋅chan⋅i⋅cal  [sur-voh-muh-kan-i-kuhl] , adjective
ser⋅vo⋅me⋅chan⋅i⋅cal⋅ly, adverb
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ser·vo·mech·a·nism   (sûr'vō-měk'ə-nĭz'əm)   
n.  

  1. A feedback system that consists of a sensing element, amplifier, and servomotor, used in the automatic control of a mechanical device.

  2. A self-regulating feedback system or mechanism: "We do not need to know in detail how the minute chemical servomechanisms of the muscles operate in order to move our arms" (Harper's).


[servo(motor) + mechanism.]
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