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self-limiting

UK
/ˌselfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˌsɛlfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/

Translations

self-limitingadjective
Usually attributive; describes a process, condition, or mechanism that limits or reduces itself.
auto-limitantS'emploie surtout dans un registre technique ou scientifique pour un mécanisme, un procédé ou un système qui limite sa propre action.
The machine has a self-limiting safety mechanism.
La machine possède un mécanisme de sécurité auto-limitant.
Synonyms
self-resolving
self-terminating
self-regulating
self-restricting
autolimited
nonprogressive
transient
self-extinguishing
self-limited
Antonyms
unlimited
unrestrained
unchecked
uncontrolled
self-sustaining
self-propagating
progressive
persistent
chronic
self-limitinggerund / present participle
UK
/ˌselfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
US
/ˌsɛlfˈlɪmɪtɪŋ/
Used as a participial adjective, especially in medical and technical contexts.
qui s'auto-limiteSurtout en médecine, pour une maladie, un trouble ou un processus qui tend à disparaître sans intervention extérieure.
Most cases are self-limiting and clear up on their own.
La plupart des cas sont qui s'auto-limitent et se résolvent d'eux-mêmes.
Synonyms
internally constrained
self-resolving
self-regulating
self-restricting
self-restraining
self-terminating
self-curing
autolimited
spontaneously resolving
self-limited
self-contained
Antonyms
progressive
uncontrolled
unchecked
unrestricted
self-perpetuating
persistent
chronic

Definitions

self-limitingadjective
designed or tending to limit its own effect, growth, or operation
The machine has a self-limiting safety mechanism.
self-limitinggerund / present participle
limiting or reducing itself; especially of a disease, condition, or process, tending to stop or subside without external intervention
Most cases are self-limiting and clear up on their own.
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