self-controls

  • 1self-controls — ● self control, self controls nom masculin (anglais self control) Maîtrise de soi, contrôle de soi : Perdre son self control …

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  • 2How the Self Controls Its Brain — [John C. Eccles, How the Self Controls its Brain , Berlin: Springer Verlag, 1994. ISBN 3 540 56290 7.] is a book by Sir John Eccles, proposing a theory of philosophical dualism, and offering a justification of how there can be mind brain action… …

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  • 3self-control — [ sɛlfkɔ̃trol ] n. m. • 1883; mot angl. ♦ Anglic. Contrôle, maîtrise de soi. Garder, perdre son self control. Des self controls. ● self control, self controls nom masculin (anglais self control) Maîtrise de soi, contrôle de soi : Perdre son self… …

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  • 4self-control — {{hw}}{{self control}}{{/hw}}s. m. inv. Capacità di controllare i propri nervi, autocontrollo …

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  • 5Self-incompatibility in plants — Self incompatibility (SI) is a general name for several genetic mechanisms in angiosperms, which prevent self fertilization and thus encourage outcrossing. In plants with SI, when a pollen grain produced in a plant reaches a stigma of the same… …

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  • 6Self-steering gear — is equipment used on ships and boats to maintain a chosen course without constant human action. It is also known by several other terms, such as autopilot (borrowed from aircraft and considered incorrect by some) and autohelm (technically a… …

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  • 7self-regulatory — ˌself ˈregulatory adjective also ˌself ˈregulating, ˌself poˈlicing a self regulatory organization or industry sets its own standards and makes sure that its members obey the law, rather than being controlled by an independent organization: •… …

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  • 8self-regulation — self regulatory ˌself ˈregulatory adjective also ˌself ˈregulating, ˌself poˈlicing a self regulatory organization or industry sets its own standards and makes sure that its members obey the law, rather than being controlled by an independent… …

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  • 9self-regulating — self reg′ulating adj. 1) adjusting or governing itself without outside interference, controls, or regulations: a self regulating economy[/ex] 2) functioning automatically: a self regulating machine[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40 self regula′tion, n.… …

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  • 10self-regulating — /self reg yeuh lay ting, self /, adj. 1. adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self regulating economy; the self regulating market. 2.… …

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