self-acting
adjective
acting by itself; automatic.
self-action
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a word derived from
self-acting.
Example Sentences
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The machine did the labour, and by its self-action did the work in the most perfect manner.
From James Nasmyth: Engineer; an autobiography by Samuel Smiles
It robs a man of what constitutes his manhood, the power of self-decision, self-action, of being and doing what he would.
From Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy by Andrew Murray
She gained self-action and independence thereby; her finances have been so skilfully administered and the liberality of her members has been so great that she has now a realised capital of over nine millions!
From The New Irish Constitution by J. H. Morgan
Look you! a savage thinks that there is a diabolism in the self-action of a watch—in the reflection of a looking-glass.
From The Haunted Homestead A Novel by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
He denies this quality to nature, because he considers her a mass of ignoble matter, incapable of self-action; although she contains and produces intelligent beings.
From The System of Nature, Volume 2 by Paul Henri Thiry, baron d'Holbach
