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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
adj
Having different controls for its actuation in different directions, especially of an engine valve that is positively closed by a cam and leverage system rather than springs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From Ancient Greek δεσμός (desmós, “band, connection”) + δρόμος (drómos, “a course, race course, road”). By surface analysis, desmo- + drom(o)- + -ic.
