servo
/ˈsɜː.vəʊ/
Etymology
Clipping of servomotor.
servo means A servomechanism. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 75 out of 100.
servo is pronounced /ˈsɜː.vəʊ/.
noun
- A servomechanism.“A Lockheed Type 6 remote servo adds a 1.9 multiplier to the pedal pressures and, at about £140, is rather cheaper than all the Girling single line remote servos I′ve seen advertised.”
- A servomechanism.; A servomotor.
- A service station, being a place to buy petrol for cars etc., as well as various convenience items, with or without actual car service facilities.“Two hours later Susan pulled the Pajero off the road onto the floodlit apron of the servo at the end of the Bowen bypass.”
verb
- To control by means of servocontrol