self-cancellingself-cancelingadj.

Brit.

/ˌsɛlfˈkansl̩ɪŋ/,

/ˌsɛlfˈkansəlɪŋ/, U.S.

/ˌsɛlfˈkæns(ə)lɪŋ/

Forms: 1800s– self-canceling (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– self-cancelling.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, cancel v., -ing suffix².

Etymology: < self- prefix + cancel v. + -ing suffix².

1. Having elements which contradict or negate one another; self-negating.

ΚΠ

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. vi. 394 Letter after Letter from insulted Deputy; mere complaint, debate and self-cancelling jargon.

1900 Ohio Nisi Prius Rep. 7 404/2 As item 4 is increased by this course, precisely as much as it is decreased by item 8 in making the deductions prescribed by statute, the transaction is self-cancelling.

1965 Spectator 15 Jan. 60/1 The concept of fighting for export orders has become largely self-cancelling.

2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 23 They exercise for an hour and then eat pastries: a perfectly self-cancelling arrangement.

2. Of a device: designed to automatically cease operating when no longer required; esp. designating an indicator or turn signal on a road vehicle which stops operating when a turn is complete.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [adjective] > other specific parts

self-balancing1796

epicyclic1841

slotted1849

reversing1864

kinematic1876

self-aligning1889

knock-off1896

underslung1909

self-cancelling1933

knock-on1952

toleranced1953

select1974

1933 Times 26 Sept. (Standard Cars Advt. Suppl.) p. iii/2 There is also a special Saloon, which has a specification..with..the flush-fitting self-cancelling illuminated ‘Trafficators’.

1963 Times 15 Jan. 12/1 By flicking in the self-cancelling overdrive in third and top the motorway cruising speed went up to about 80.

1972 Daily Tel. 12 July 10/5 Not only is the stalk on the column very flimsy and mounted on the wrong side..but the indicators are not self-cancelling.

2012 P. W. Wolfendale Driving to L & Back xxiv. 49 Most modern cars today are fitted with self-cancelling signals, so that when you steer the wheel back after negotiating a junction, the signal will go off by itself.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	self-cancelling
释义	self-cancellingself-cancelingadj. Brit. /ˌsɛlfˈkansl̩ɪŋ/, /ˌsɛlfˈkansəlɪŋ/, U.S. /ˌsɛlfˈkæns(ə)lɪŋ/ Forms: 1800s– self-canceling (chiefly U.S.), 1800s– self-cancelling. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: self- prefix, cancel v., -ing suffix². Etymology: < self- prefix + cancel v. + -ing suffix². 1. Having elements which contradict or negate one another; self-negating. ΚΠ 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. vi. vi. 394 Letter after Letter from insulted Deputy; mere complaint, debate and self-cancelling jargon. 1900 Ohio Nisi Prius Rep. 7 404/2 As item 4 is increased by this course, precisely as much as it is decreased by item 8 in making the deductions prescribed by statute, the transaction is self-cancelling. 1965 Spectator 15 Jan. 60/1 The concept of fighting for export orders has become largely self-cancelling. 2013 M. Lawson Deaths ii. 23 They exercise for an hour and then eat pastries: a perfectly self-cancelling arrangement. 2. Of a device: designed to automatically cease operating when no longer required; esp. designating an indicator or turn signal on a road vehicle which stops operating when a turn is complete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > other parts > [adjective] > other specific parts self-balancing1796 epicyclic1841 slotted1849 reversing1864 kinematic1876 self-aligning1889 knock-off1896 underslung1909 self-cancelling1933 knock-on1952 toleranced1953 select1974 1933 Times 26 Sept. (Standard Cars Advt. Suppl.) p. iii/2 There is also a special Saloon, which has a specification..with..the flush-fitting self-cancelling illuminated ‘Trafficators’. 1963 Times 15 Jan. 12/1 By flicking in the self-cancelling overdrive in third and top the motorway cruising speed went up to about 80. 1972 Daily Tel. 12 July 10/5 Not only is the stalk on the column very flimsy and mounted on the wrong side..but the indicators are not self-cancelling. 2012 P. W. Wolfendale Driving to L & Back xxiv. 49 Most modern cars today are fitted with self-cancelling signals, so that when you steer the wheel back after negotiating a junction, the signal will go off by itself. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1837
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