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Pronunciation / Transliteration: serufurokkingu
"そのカラビナはセルフロッキング式です。"
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2 senses- 1
Designed to lock automatically when a specific position, pressure, or threshold is reached, without requiring manual intervention.
"The safety gate features a self-locking mechanism to prevent accidental opening by children." - 2
Relating to a mechanical system that prevents reverse movement or back-driving under load.
"A worm gear is often self-locking, making it ideal for hoisting applications."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the combination of the reflexive prefix 'self-' (from Old English 'self') and the participle of 'lock' (from Old English 'loc'), which evolved in the late 19th century with the industrial mechanization of devices designed to secure themselves automatically without external intervention.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Self-locking" is said worldwide
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autobloquant
Transliteration: o-to-blo-kã
"Ce mécanisme est autobloquant pour plus de sécurité."
selbsthemmend
Transliteration: zɛlbstˌhɛmənt
"Das Getriebe ist selbsthemmend ausgelegt."
autobloccante
Transliteration: au-to-blok-ˈkan-te
"La porta ha un sistema autobloccante."
autobloccante
Transliteration: au-to-blo-ˈkan-te
"El dispositivo cuenta con un mecanismo autobloccante."
autoblocante
Transliteration: aw-tu-blo-ˈkã-tʃi
"A porca autobloccante evita que o parafuso se solte."
स्वतः-लॉक होने वाला
Transliteration: svatah-lock hone wala
"यह दरवाजा स्वतः-लॉक होने वाला है।"
自锁的
Transliteration: zì suǒ de
"这种螺母具有自锁的功能。"
자동 잠금의
Transliteration: jadong jamgeum-ui
"이 장치는 자동 잠금 기능이 있습니다."
セルフロッキング
Transliteration: serufurokkingu
"そのカラビナはセルフロッキング式です。"
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