self-adjusting
from
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Self-adjusting \Self`-ad*just"ing\, a. (Mach.)
Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with
relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without
requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in
machinery.
[1913 Webster]
{Self-adjusting bearing} (Shafting), a bearing which is
supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate
flexure or displacement of the shaft.
[1913 Webster]
from
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
22 Moby Thesaurus words for "self-adjusting":
automated, automatic, automatous, cybernated, self-acting,
self-active, self-closing, self-controlled, self-cooking,
self-directed, self-directing, self-dumping, self-governed,
self-governing, self-lighting, self-operative, self-regulative,
self-starting, self-winding, self-working, semiautomatic,
spontaneous
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