About The Word Self-contained
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Self-contained
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What's The Definition Of Self-contained?
[adj] constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities"
[adj] in full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble" Synonyms | Synonyms for Self-contained: collected | complete | composed | equanimous | poised | self-collected | self-possessed Related Terms | Find terms related to Self-contained: See Also | Self-contained In Webster's Dictionary \Self`-con*tained"\, a.
1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly
engrossed in one's self.
2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected
by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc.,
so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon
fastening outside of the machine itself.
{Self-contained steam engine}.
(a) A steam engine having both bearings for the crank
shaft attached to the frame of the engine.
(b) A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened
together; a portable steam engine.
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