noun
Meaning 1
A servomechanism.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
servo
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/
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General-American: /ˈsɝ.voʊ/
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Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)vəʊ
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CMU ARPABET: S ER1 V OW0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A servomechanism.
A servomotor.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 3
A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Australia, New-Zealand
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verb
Meaning 4
To control by means of servocontrol
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective
Meaning 5
of or involving servomechanisms
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: servomechanical
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 6
control system that converts a small mechanical motion into one requiring much greater power; may include a negative feedback system
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: servomechanism, servosystem
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: control system
History
Etymology
Clipping of servomotor.
Clipping of service station + -o.
Real reading context