| 单词 | automatic stabilizer |
| 释义 | > as lemmasautomatic stabilizer automatic stabilizer n. (a) originally and chiefly Aeronautics a device in an aircraft or ship for automatically maintaining a set attitude; (b) Economics an economic mechanism which tends to limit fluctuations in the economy by responding automatically to changes in wage levels, unemployment levels, gross domestic product, etc. ΘΚΠ society > travel > air or space travel > a means of conveyance through the air > aeroplane > parts of aircraft > [noun] > stabilizer fin1835 stabilizator1902 equilibrator1908 automatic stabilizer1909 stabilizer1909 society > travel > travel by water > vessel, ship, or boat > equipment of vessel > other equipment of vessel > [noun] > device to increase stability > other stabilizing devices automatic stabilizer1909 hydrofoil1920 gyro-stabilizer1921 1909 Flight 17 July 434/2 The automatic stabiliser must..show a strong and immediate tendency to return to its proper normal working position under all conditions. 1948 Amer. Econ. Rev. 38 435 As to personal taxes, the gain in ‘built-in flexibility’ through the adoption of withholding and of quarterly payments under declarations of estimated income has of course greatly improved them as an automatic stabilizer. 1959 R. H. Thornton Brit. Shipping (ed. 2) vii. 106 The automatic stabiliser, an anti-rolling device of obvious value in passenger ships, is substantially a large version of the auto-pilot. 2001 Observer 28 Oct. (Business section) 2/6 Berlin should allow the automatic stabilisers to work—and delay planned further spending cuts. 2004 D. Harris Flight Instruments & Automatic Flight Control Syst. (ed. 6) vi. 153 In the case of the automatic stabiliser trim system, there is always a trim indicator on the flight deck. < as lemmas |
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