self-adjusting

adjective

self-ad·​just·​ing ˌself-ə-ˈjə-stiŋ How to pronounce self-adjusting (audio)
: capable of adjusting itself
self-adjusting seats

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Sitting in a chair that supports movement, such as one with a self-adjusting recline mechanism, can help prevent this condition, according to Puleio. Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 11 July 2025 New Atlas readers may already be familiar with Cortical Labs and its formative steps towards SBI, with Loz Blain covering the early advances of this self-adjusting neural network capable of adjusting and adapting to forge new, stimuli-responsive pathways in processing information. New Atlas, 3 Mar. 2025 It is designed to get in hard-to-reach places and move from hardwood floors to carpets with its self-adjusting head. Sarah Madaus, Architectural Digest, 2 Dec. 2024 The Ball Animal 2 also has a self-adjusting cleaner head that automatically raises and lowers the base plate to seal in suction on all floor types. Brenda Stolyar, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024 The earcups are large enough to big ears and the wire yoke with its self-adjusting design is comfortable to wear. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 27 Oct. 2024 The 12-minute timer can be shut off manually, and the self-adjusting speed control moves from 45-130 RPM, allowing lots of control over the mixing process. Carrie Honaker, Southern Living, 17 June 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1807, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of self-adjusting was in 1807

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“Self-adjusting.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/self-adjusting. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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