self-registering
[ self-rej-uh-ster-ing, -string, self- ]
adjective
registering automatically, as an instrument; self-recording.
Origin of self-registering
1First recorded in 1830–40
Other words from self-registering
- self-reg·is·tra·tion, noun
Words Nearby self-registering
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How to use self-registering in a sentence
Kim clicked round the self-registering turnstile; the old man followed and halted amazed.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingSo does the stone Bodhisat sit who looks down upon the patent self-registering turnstiles of the Lahore Museum.
Kim | Rudyard KiplingThe self-registering thermometer at the top of Mr. Ablewhite's bald head began to indicate a rise of temper.
The Moonstone | Wilkie CollinsThe mercurial barometer can be made self-registering by concentrating Barographs.
Figure 48 shows a barograph or self-registering barometer which automatically registers air pressure.
General Science | Bertha M. Clark
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