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Servo-motor
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What's The Definition Of Servo-motor?Synonyms | Synonyms for Servo-motor: Related Terms | Find terms related to Servo-motor: See Also | Servo-motor In Webster's Dictionary \Ser`vo-mo"tor\, n. [Sometimes erroneously spelt
serro-motor.] [F. servo-moteur. See {Serf}; {Motor}.] (Mach.)
A relay apparatus; specif.:
(a) An auxiliary motor, regulated by a hand lever, for
quickly and easily moving the reversing gear of a large
marine engine into any desired position indicated by that
of the hand lever, which controls the valve of the motor.
(b) In a Whitehead torpedo, a compressed-air motor, for
moving the rudders so as to correct deviations from the
course.
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