servo

[ sur-voh ]

/ ˈsɜr voʊ /

adjective

acting as part of a servomechanism: servo amplifier.

pertaining to or having to do with servomechanisms: servo engineer.

noting the action of certain mechanisms, as brakes, that are set in operation by other mechanisms but which themselves augment the force of that action by the way in which they operate.

noun, plural ser·vos.

Informal. servomechanism.

verb (used with object), ser·voed, ser·vo·ing.

to connect (a mechanism) to another as a servomechanism.

Origin of servo

1945–50; independent use of servo-, taken as an adj., or shortening of words formed with it

Words nearby servo

Servite, servitor, servitude, Servius Tullius, servlet, servo, servocontrol, servomechanism, servomotor, servo system, servqual

Definition for servo (2 of 2)

servo-

a combining form used in the names of devices or operations that employ a servomechanism: servocontrol.

Origin of servo-

extracted from servomotor

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Example sentences from the Web for servo

The drone, on the far side of the moon, was decelerating, dropping as servo mechanisms operating on timers activated its blasters.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
The girl mech put a small plastic hand on the servo's shoulder.
The Love of Frank Nineteen|David Carpenter Knight
A servo mechanism somewhere in the ship started a small motor.
First on the Moon|Jeff Sutton
"It would take a pretty big one to damage a servo bearing," Cade commented.
All Day September|Roger Kuykendall

Non licet homini, says Theodores Penitential, a servo tollere pecuniam, quam ipse labore suo adquesierit.
Domesday Book and Beyond|Frederic William Maitland

British Dictionary definitions for servo (1 of 2)

servo¹

/ (ˈsɜːvəʊ) /

adjective

(prenominal) of, relating to, forming part of, or activated by a servomechanismservo brakes

noun plural -vos

informal short for servomechanism

Word Origin for servo

see servomotor

British Dictionary definitions for servo (2 of 2)

servo²

/ (ˈsɜːvəʊ) /

noun plural -vos

Australian informal a service station

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单词	servo
释义	servo [ sur-voh ] / ˈsɜr voʊ / adjective acting as part of a servomechanism: servo amplifier. pertaining to or having to do with servomechanisms: servo engineer. noting the action of certain mechanisms, as brakes, that are set in operation by other mechanisms but which themselves augment the force of that action by the way in which they operate. noun, plural ser·vos. Informal. servomechanism. verb (used with object), ser·voed, ser·vo·ing. to connect (a mechanism) to another as a servomechanism. Origin of servo 1945–50; independent use of servo-, taken as an adj., or shortening of words formed with it Words nearby servo Servite, servitor, servitude, Servius Tullius, servlet, servo, servocontrol, servomechanism, servomotor, servo system, servqual Definition for servo (2 of 2) servo- a combining form used in the names of devices or operations that employ a servomechanism: servocontrol. Origin of servo- extracted from servomotor Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for servo The drone, on the far side of the moon, was decelerating, dropping as servo mechanisms operating on timers activated its blasters. First on the Moon\|Jeff Sutton The girl mech put a small plastic hand on the servo's shoulder. The Love of Frank Nineteen\|David Carpenter Knight A servo mechanism somewhere in the ship started a small motor. First on the Moon\|Jeff Sutton "It would take a pretty big one to damage a servo bearing," Cade commented. All Day September\|Roger Kuykendall Non licet homini, says Theodores Penitential, a servo tollere pecuniam, quam ipse labore suo adquesierit. Domesday Book and Beyond\|Frederic William Maitland British Dictionary definitions for servo (1 of 2) servo¹ / (ˈsɜːvəʊ) / adjective (prenominal) of, relating to, forming part of, or activated by a servomechanismservo brakes noun plural -vos informal short for servomechanism Word Origin for servo see servomotor British Dictionary definitions for servo (2 of 2) servo² / (ˈsɜːvəʊ) / noun plural -vos Australian informal a service station Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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