SERVOMECHANISMS Synonyms

• an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase `left to your own devices'

• the area of AI concerned with the practical use of robots

• someone who maintains and audits business accounts

• a person who directs and restrains

• a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine

• any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks

• an efficient person

• an intricate organization that accomplishes its goals efficiently

• a device for overcoming resistance at one point by applying force at some other point

• a group that controls the activities of a political party

• a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine

• turn, shape, mold, or otherwise finish by machinery

• make by machinery

• the atomic process that occurs during a chemical reaction

• the technical aspects of doing something

• a natural object resembling a machine in structure or function

• (philosophy) the philosophical theory that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes

• device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function

• any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.

• 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)

• of or involving servomechanisms

• control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system

• control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system