self-acting

adjective

self-act·​ing ˌself-ˈak-tiŋ 

: acting or capable of acting of or by itself : automatic

Synonyms

• automated
• automatic

Examples of self-acting in a Sentence

self-acting machines that were ushered in with the industrial revolution

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1680, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-acting

• abstracting
• attracting
• coacting
• compacting
• contacting
• detracting
• distracting
• enacting
• exacting
• extracting
• impacting
• reacting

Kids Definition

self-acting

adjective

self-act·​ing

ˈsel-ˈfak-tiŋ

: acting or capable of acting of or by itself : automatic