| 单词 | self-righting mechanism |
| 释义 | > as lemmasself-righting mechanism General attributive (in sense 2), as self-righting mechanism, self-righting power, self-righting reflex, etc. ΚΠ 1841 Hampshire Advertiser & Salisbury Guardian 20 Nov. With regard to the life boat, the principles..are..elasticity,..superior buoyancy,..a self-righting power, which instantaneously overcomes the casualty of an upset [etc.]. 1852 Freeman's Jrnl. (Dublin) 1 Oct. There was a self-righting principle in Ireland that would keep her straight. 1915 J. B. Hurry Vicious Circles in Sociol. 1/1 By this self-righting mechanism the social organism maintains itself in health. 1999 J. A. Helgren Communicating with your Cat ii. 18/1 When a cat falls with her feet higher than her body, the self-righting reflex takes over. 2015 J. Beal et al. in L. Redding & R. Roy Through-life Engin. Services xvi. 278 A design that reuses the self-righting functionality of the miniDroid. < as lemmas |
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