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AutomataAutomaton Au*tom"a*ton, n.; pl. L. Automata, E.
Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +
a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See
Mean, v. i.]
1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of
spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.
So great and admirable an automaton as the world.
--Boyle.
These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle.
2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power
within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear
to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,
such as men, birds, etc. Automath
Automath Au"to*math, n. [Gr. ?; ? self + ?, ?, to learn.]
One who is self-taught. [R.] --Young.
AutomaticAutomatic Au`to*mat"ic, Automatical Au`to*mat"ic*al, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices
in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand
are done by the machine or device itself; as, the
automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an
automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as,
automatic movements or functions.
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure. Automatic artsAutomatic Au`to*mat"ic, Automatical Au`to*mat"ic*al, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices
in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand
are done by the machine or device itself; as, the
automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an
automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as,
automatic movements or functions.
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure. Automatic expansion gearExpansion Ex*pan"sion, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]
1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of
being expanded; dilation; enlargement.
2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the
expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was
formed of metal.
The starred expansion of the skies. --Beattie.
3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure
space.
Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.
4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions;
esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes.
5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;
as, the expansion of (a + b)^2 is a^2 + 2ab + b^2.
6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after
its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by
which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving
piston.
7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically
from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in
the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.
Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion
joint, expansion gear, etc.
Expansion curve, a curve the co["o]rdinates of which show
the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding
gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an
indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of
the steam as it expands in the cylinder.
Expansion gear (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.
of Link motion.
Automatic expansion gear or cut-off, one that is
regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam
to the engine with the demand for power.
Fixed expansion gear, or Fixed cut-off, one that always
operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.
Expansion joint, or Expansion coupling (Mech. & Engin.),
a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts of a
machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is
prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is
prevented from causing injurious strains; as:
(a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,
to support it but allow end play.
(b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part
of the pipe to slide within the other.
(c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler
while allowing lengthwise motion.
Expansion valve (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut
off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke. AutomaticalAutomatic Au`to*mat"ic, Automatical Au`to*mat"ic*al, a. [Cf.
F. automatique. See Automaton.]
1. Having an inherent power of action or motion.
Nothing can be said to be automatic. --Sir H. Davy.
2. Pertaining to, or produced by, an automaton; of the nature
of an automaton; self-acting or self-regulating under
fixed conditions; -- esp. applied to machinery or devices
in which certain things formerly or usually done by hand
are done by the machine or device itself; as, the
automatic feed of a lathe; automatic gas lighting; an
automatic engine or switch; an automatic mouse.
3. Not voluntary; not depending on the will; mechanical; as,
automatic movements or functions.
Unconscious or automatic reasoning. --H. Spenser.
Automatic arts, such economic arts or manufacture as are
carried on by self-acting machinery. --Ure. Automatically
Automatically Au`to*mat"ic*al*ly, adv.
In an automatic manner.
Automatism
Automatism Au*tom"a*tism, n.
The state or quality of being automatic; the power of
self-moving; automatic, mechanical, or involuntary action.
(Metaph.) A theory as to the activity of matter.
AutomatonAutomaton Au*tom"a*ton, n.; pl. L. Automata, E.
Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +
a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See
Mean, v. i.]
1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of
spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.
So great and admirable an automaton as the world.
--Boyle.
These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle.
2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power
within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear
to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,
such as men, birds, etc. AutomatonsAutomaton Au*tom"a*ton, n.; pl. L. Automata, E.
Automatons. [L. fr. Gr. ?, neut. of ? self-moving; ? self +
a root ma, man, to strive, think, cf. ? to strive. See
Mean, v. i.]
1. Any thing or being regarded as having the power of
spontaneous motion or action. --Huxley.
So great and admirable an automaton as the world.
--Boyle.
These living automata, human bodies. --Boyle.
2. A self-moving machine, or one which has its motive power
within itself; -- applied chiefly to machines which appear
to imitate spontaneously the motions of living beings,
such as men, birds, etc. AutomatousAutomatous Au*tom"a*tous, a. [L. automatus, Gr. ?. See
Automaton.]
Automatic. [Obs.] ``Automatous organs.' --Sir T. Browne. Automixte carAutomixte system Au`to*mixte" system (Mach.)
A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving
automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary
reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the
dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small
storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the
dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes
called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc. Automixte systemAutomixte system Au`to*mixte" system (Mach.)
A system (devised by Henri Pieper, a Belgian) of driving
automobiles employing a gasoline engine and an auxiliary
reversible dynamo. When there is an excess of power the
dynamo is driven by the engine so as to charge a small
storage battery; when there is a deficiency of power the
dynamo reverses and acts as an auxiliary motor. Sometimes
called Pieper system. -- Automixte car, etc. AutomobileAutomobile Au`to*mo"bile, n. [F.]
An automobile vehicle or mechanism; esp., a self-propelled
vehicle suitable for use on a street or roadway. Automobiles
are usually propelled by internal combustion engines (using
volatile inflammable liquids, as gasoline or petrol, alcohol,
naphtha, etc.), steam engines, or electric motors. The power
of the driving motor varies from about 4 to 50 H. P. for
ordinary vehicles, ranging from the run-about to the touring
car, up to as high as 200 H. P. for specially built racing
cars. Automobiles are also commonly, and generally in British
usage, called motor cars. AutomobilismAutomobilism Au`to*mo"bil*ism, n.
The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the
like, of those who use them. -- Au`to*mo"bil*ist, n. AutomobilistAutomobilism Au`to*mo"bil*ism, n.
The use of automobiles, or the practices, methods, or the
like, of those who use them. -- Au`to*mo"bil*ist, n. Automorphism
Automorphism Au`to*mor"phism, n.
Automorphic characterization. --H. Spenser.
Tautomeric
Tautomeric Tau`to*mer"ic, a. (Chem.)
Relating to, or characterized by, tautomerism.
Tautomerism
Tautomerism Tau*tom"er*ism, n. [Gr. ?; ?, for ? ? the same + ?
part.] (Chem.)
The condition, quality, or relation of metameric substances,
or their respective derivatives, which are more or less
interchangeable, according as one form or the other is the
more stable. It is a special case of metamerism; thus, the
lactam and the lactim compounds exhibit tautomerism.
Vickers-Maxim automatic machine gun
Vickers-Maxim automatic machine gun Vick"ers-Max"im automatic
machine gun
An automatic machine gun in which the mechanism is worked by
the recoil, assisted by the pressure of gases from the
muzzle, which expand in a gas chamber against a disk attached
to the end of the barrel, thus moving the latter to the rear
with increased recoil, and against the front wall of the gas
chamber, checking the recoil of the system.
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