servo-motor

  • 1Servo-motor — Ser vo mo tor (s[ e]r v[ o]*m[=o] t[ e]r), n. [Sometimes erroneously spelt serro motor.] [F. servo moteur. See {Serf}; {Motor}.] 1. (Mach.) A relay apparatus; specif.: (a) An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for quickly and easily… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 2servo motor — [1] A small electric motor that supplies power to a servomechanism [2] A calibrated vacuum or electrical motor used to position valves or doors in an automotive air conditioning system …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 3Servo-motor — Серводвигатель; Сервопривод …

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  • 4servo-motor — …

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  • 5servo — 1910, from servo motor (1889), from Fr. servo moteur (1873), ult. from L. servus slave (see SERVE (Cf. serve)) + motor mover (see MOTOR (Cf. motor)) …

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  • 6Motor (disambiguation) — Motor is a device that creates motion. It usually refers to an engine of some kind. It may also specifically refer to: Electric motor, a machine that converts electricity into a mechanical motion AC motor, an electric motor that is driven by… …

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  • 7Servo drive — A servo drive is a special electric amplifier used to power electric servo motors. It monitors feedback signals from the motor and continually adjusts for deviation from expected behavior.A servo drive receives a command signal from a control… …

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  • 8servo — n. (pl. os) 1 (in full servo mechanism) a powered mechanism producing motion or forces at a higher level of energy than the input level, e.g. in the brakes and steering of large motor vehicles, esp. where feedback is employed to make the control… …

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  • 9servo — [1] A servo motor supplies power to a servo mechanism. A servo mechanism is a low power device (electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic) used to put in operation and control a more complex or powerful mechanism. [2] An oil operated device used to… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 10motor — [1] An electrically driven power unit (electric motor). This term is often incorrectly (but commonly) applied to an internal combustion engine. [2] Rotating machine that transforms fluid or electric energy into a mechanical motion. [3] An engine… …

    Dictionary of automotive terms