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self-absorbed |
self-absorption |
self-abuse |
self-accusation |
self-accused |
self-acting
| self-action
| self-activating
| self-active
| self-activity
| self-adapting program
self-acting
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Adjective self-acting has 1 sense
- self-acting(s = adj.all) self-activating, self-moving, self-regulating - designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system"
CIDE DICTIONARY
self-acting, a.
Acting of or by one's self or by itself; -- said especially of a machine or mechanism which is made to perform of or for itself what is usually done by human agency; automatic; as, a self-acting feed apparatus; a self-acting mule; a self-acting press. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
self-acting, adj. acting without external influence or control; automatic.
Derivative
self-action n. self-activity n.
THESAURUS
self-acting
arbitrary, automated, automatic, automatous, autonomous, cybernated, discretional, discretionary, elective, free, free will, gratuitous, independent, nonmandatory, offered, optional, proffered, self-active, self-adjusting, self-closing, self-controlled, self-cooking, self-determined, self-determining, self-directed, self-directing, self-dumping, self-governed, self-governing, self-lighting, self-operative, self-regulative, self-starting, self-winding, self-working, semiautomatic, spontaneous, unasked, unbesought, unbidden, uncalled-for, uncoerced, uncompelled, unforced, uninfluenced, uninvited, unpressured, unprompted, unrequested, unrequired, unsolicited, unsought, voluntary, volunteer, willful
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