Self`-ad*just"ing (?), a. Mach.

Capable of assuming a desired position or condition with relation to other parts, under varying circumstances, without requiring to be adjusted by hand; -- said of a piece in machinery.

Self-adjusting bearing Shafting, a bearing which is supported in such a manner that it may tip to accomodate flexure or displacement of the shaft.

 

© Webster 1913.

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