servocontrol

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(n. sûr′vō kən trōl′; v. sûr′vō kən trōl′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
ser•vo•con•trol  (n. sûr′vō kən trōl′;v. sûr′vō kən trōl′),USA pronunciation n., v., -trolled, -trol•ling. 
n. 
  1. Aeronautics, Electronicscontrol by means of a servomechanism.
  2. Aeronautics, Electronicsa servomechanism used as a control.
  3. Also called Flettner control, ser′vo tab′. [Aeron.]a tab that is directly actuated by the control stick and that exerts an aerodynamic force to move a control surface to which it is attached.

v.t. 
  1. Mechanical Engineeringto operate (a mechanism) with such a device.
  • servo- + control

'servocontrol' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Flettner control - servo

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