self-powered
Adjective
Meaning
self-powered (not comparable)
Powered by itself without requiring an external power source.
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Also, most modern combines are self-powered (usually by a diesel engine) and self-propelled, although tractor powered, pull type combines models were offered by John Deere and Case International into the 1990s.
After they’re up and running, solar lights are self-powered, self-regulating, and won’t add to utility bills.
A nanoscale enzymatic biofuel cell for self-powered nanodevices have been developed that uses glucose from biofluids including human blood and watermelons.
With award-winning self-powered speaker designs that bring movies, video games or music to life, HARMAN offers market leading personal audio solutions.
Racers then switch from their bikes to the self-powered water craft of their choice (most use kayaks but the occasional standup paddle board or canoe has been spotted in years past).
Rotary guns are less prone to jamming than a gun operated by gas or recoil, as the external power source will eject misfired rounds with no further trouble, but this is not possible in the rare cases of self-powered rotary guns.