单词 | autodynamic |
释义 | autodynamicadj. 1. a. Of a machine, device, etc.: that moves or operates automatically; = automatic adj. 2b. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > automatic automatical1586 automatic1599 automatous1646 automatary1652 automatarian1656 automatal1682 self-acting1775 self-controlled1781 automative1794 automate1818 self-directing1831 autodynamic1869 1869 Jrnl. Soc. Arts 21 May 518/1 Auto-dynamic carbonic acid gas apparatus. 1897 Salt Lake Daily Tribune 6 Nov. 2/7 W. Leonard Foote, inventor of the ‘the bullet-proof autodynamic armor’. 1935 Pop. Mech. Oct. 46 a/1 (advt.) Unpatented autodynamic air compressor model for sale. 1977 Pop. Sci. Mar. 13/1 A product with unique autodynamic properties that provide significantly improved performance. 2004 Toronto Star (Nexis) 24 July g23 Now engage the AutoBuster9000's patented autodynamic exercise engine. ΚΠ 1869 F. A. P. Barnard Machinery & Processes Industr. Arts in Rep. U.S. Commissioners Paris Univ. Exposition 1867 III. vi. 171 (heading) Autodynamic elevators. 2. Self-generated, self-sustaining; capable of independent movement or activity. ΚΠ 1904 Biblical World 24 105 It is becoming impossible to get on psychologically without postulating that life throughout is somehow auto-dynamic. 1963 F. C. Copleston Hist. Philos. VII. xvi. 331 It is ultimately a question of the self-development of auto-dynamic matter. 1983 Acta Sociologica 26 344 Societal development..is auto-dynamic. 2008 D. A. Gilbert & K. D. Hammond Ultradian Rhythms from Molecules to Mind iv. 105 Living cells are auto-dynamic. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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