self-movableadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈmuːvəbl/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈmuvəb(ə)l/

Forms: see self- prefix and movable adj. and n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, movable adj.

Etymology: < self- prefix + movable adj. Compare self-moved adj. and earlier self-moving adj. Compare also earlier self-mover n., self-moving n.

That moves or is capable of moving by inherent power or energy rather than by the action of external forces. Also in philosophical contexts: that is capable of acting voluntarily or spontaneously. Cf. self-motive adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving

automatic1599

self-moving1600

autokinetical1642

self-movable1642

spontaneous1659

self-motive1671

self-movent1701

autokinetic1841

1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. F4^v All these be substances self-moveable.

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 565 Beings in their own nature Selfmoveable, and Active.

1742 B. Parker Divine Authority Script. Philosophically Proved 47 If they can form and modify any Matter..that shall, upon their Modification thereof, become perceptive, active, and self-moveable.

1881 Washington Post 22 Aug. If the first power was not self-movable, it was of God,..to whose unremitting agency all movements could be traced.

1905 Standard 22 Aug. 7/1 If the owner of a dog tells me that his dog is a mere ornament, a sort of self-movable vase.., I refuse to admit that my dog is this and no more to me.

2008 Energy in East Europe (Nexis) 10 Oct. 16 A self movable belt conveyor, with capacity of 4,000 m3/hr.

Derivatives

† self-ˈmovably adv. Obsolete rare

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > [adverb] > self-movement

self-movably1678

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 582 Πάντα ψυχικῶς, All things Animally; that is, Self-movably, Actively and Productively.

1804 T. Taylor in tr. Maximus of Tyre Dissertations I. 200 For the immoveable contains as numerous a multitude immoveably, as the self-moved self-moveably.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-movable
释义	self-movableadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈmuːvəbl/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈmuvəb(ə)l/ Forms: see self- prefix and movable adj. and n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, movable adj. Etymology: < self- prefix + movable adj. Compare self-moved adj. and earlier self-moving adj. Compare also earlier self-mover n., self-moving n. That moves or is capable of moving by inherent power or energy rather than by the action of external forces. Also in philosophical contexts: that is capable of acting voluntarily or spontaneously. Cf. self-motive adj. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adjective] > self-moving automatic1599 self-moving1600 autokinetical1642 self-movable1642 spontaneous1659 self-motive1671 self-movent1701 autokinetic1841 1642 H. More Ψυχωδια Platonica sig. F4^v All these be substances self-moveable. 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 565 Beings in their own nature Selfmoveable, and Active. 1742 B. Parker Divine Authority Script. Philosophically Proved 47 If they can form and modify any Matter..that shall, upon their Modification thereof, become perceptive, active, and self-moveable. 1881 Washington Post 22 Aug. If the first power was not self-movable, it was of God,..to whose unremitting agency all movements could be traced. 1905 Standard 22 Aug. 7/1 If the owner of a dog tells me that his dog is a mere ornament, a sort of self-movable vase.., I refuse to admit that my dog is this and no more to me. 2008 Energy in East Europe (Nexis) 10 Oct. 16 A self movable belt conveyor, with capacity of 4,000 m3/hr. Derivatives † self-ˈmovably adv. Obsolete rare ΘΚΠ the world > movement > [adverb] > self-movement self-movably1678 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe i. iv. 582 Πάντα ψυχικῶς, All things Animally; that is, Self-movably, Actively and Productively. 1804 T. Taylor in tr. Maximus of Tyre Dissertations I. 200 For the immoveable contains as numerous a multitude immoveably, as the self-moved self-moveably. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1642
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