servomotor

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noun

An electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.

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OriginFrench servo-moteur ← Latin servus →
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Meanings

nounservomotor (plural servomotors)

plural servomotors · alternative servo motor · alternative servo-motor

  1. An electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.

    Synonyms: servo

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn electric motor in a servomechanism, especially one which incorporates feedback so it accurately positions the device.

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servo

Origin

  1. Latinservus“slave”
  2. Frenchservo-moteur
  3. Englishservomotor

From French servo-moteur, from Latin servus (“slave”) + motor (“mover”).

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Translations

Arabic محرّك مؤازر
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Finnish servomoottori
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French servomoteur
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German Servomotor
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Greek σερβοκινητήρας
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Italian servomotore
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Japanese サーボモーター
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Polish serwomotor
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Russian сервопри́вод
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Spanish servomotor
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Swedish servomotor
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Cite this entry
APA

servomotor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servomotor

MLA

“servomotor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servomotor. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “servomotor,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/servomotor.

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