| 释义 |
electromatic, a.|ɪˌlɛktrəˈmætɪk|
[f. electro- + automatic a.]
Of, pertaining to, or designating electrical equipment operated automatically, particularly road traffic light signals.
Electromatic was registered as a trade mark for a particular kind of telephone by Messrs. Gent & Co. Ltd., Leicester, in 1912; and (in the form Electro-Matic) for ‘street traffic visual signalling apparatus’ by the Automatic Electric Company Ltd., Liverpool, in 1932.
1933Boys' Mag. XLVII. 170/1 The greatest advance [in traffic signals]..has been the introduction of the ‘Vehicle Operated’ or Electromatic System. 1937Times 13 Apr. p. viii/1 With the wide adoption of electromatic vehicle-actuated traffic lights of recent years, complaints of unnecessary delay at signal-controlled crossings have been much dispelled. 1960Times 13 Jan. 17/7 Electromatic washing machines. |