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servomotor.

Noun
Sci-FiSettingTechnical
MEANING

A motor controlled through a feedback system to achieve a commanded position, speed, or other motion.

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  • robotic servomotor
  • servomotor drive

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A servomotor turned the lens with a faint whine.
The arm’s servomotors corrected the tremor before the cup spilled.

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Primary category: sci-fi. Forms: Singular servomotor; plural servomotors. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.

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