Self-contained

Definition: Self-contained

Self-contained

Adjective

1. Constituting a complete and independent unit in and of itself; "the university is like a self-contained city with shops and all amenities".

2. In full control of your faculties; "the witness remained collected throughout the cross-examination"; "perfectly poised and sure of himself"; "more self-contained and more dependable than many of the early frontiersmen"; "strong and self-possessed in the face of trouble".

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "self-contained" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1660. (references)

Mechanical Engineering

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Synonyms: Self-contained

Crosswords: Self-contained

They are so placid and self-contained. They do not lie awake in the dark and weep for their sins (The Wicker Man; writing credit: Anthony Shaffer)

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References

• The World Market for Self-Contained, Window or Wall-Type Air Conditioning Machines: A 2004 Global Trade Perspective (reference)

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Books

• Excercises in Quantum Mechanics and Quantum Filled Thoery: A Self-Contained Book of Questions and Answers (reference)

• How to put method into your thinking: a teach-yourself programmed course in 14 self-contained learning units, with practical exercises (reference)

• Linux Start-Up Guide: A Self-Contained Introduction (reference)

• Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus/35421 (reference)

• Self-Contained Celestial Navigation With H.O.208 (reference)

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Music

• Self-Contained (reference)

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Artist's conception of a self-contained portable meteorological satellite data receiving station for use by United States military units. Credit: NOAA in Space.

BLM petroleum engineering technician wearing self-contained breathing apparatus. Credit: Merv Coleman.

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Business

It is an independent body, administratively and financially self-contained, under the supervision of the Minister for Transport and Communications. (references)

The principal equipment imported from the United States continues to be packaged units, liquid chillers, compressors, air-conditioning self-contained units, self-contained refrigerated enclosures, and air conditioning condensing units and parts. (references)

Economic History

Rwanda

Rwanda's population density, even after the 1994 genocide, is among the highest in Sub-Saharan Africa (230 per sq. km.--590 per sq. mi.). Nearly every family in this country with few villages lives in a self-contained compound on a hillside. (references)

Trade

Korea

The Kunsan Free Trade Zone will be opened in July 2001. There are three industrial parks specifically for foreign firms in Gwangju and Cheonan (for high technology industries) and Daebul, offering incentives including large discounts on land rental fees and self-contained shopping and educational facilities. (references)

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Chinese 

独立性. (various references)

Danish

selvstændigt drev (self-contained drive), SCUBA-lungeautomater for svømmedykkere (SCUBA, self-contained underwater breathing apparatus), udvidet selvstændig PROLOG (extended self-contained PROLOG), uafhængigt drivsystem (built-in motor drive, fully motorized drive, independent drive, independent motor drive, individual drive, self-contained motor drive), turbostarter (self-contained starter, turbo starter, turbostarter), planteaggregat (planting unit, self-contained unit, separate planting unit), kredsløbsapparat (liquid oxygen type, self-contained closed-circuit oxygen breathing apparatus), kompaktanlaeg (factory assembled system, packaged unit, self-contained system), kompakt luftkonditioneringsaggregat (packaged air conditioner, self-contained air conditioning unit), instrumenter til elektrisk,akustisk og radioaktiv logging nedsaettes i borehullet paa et mangelederkabel fra spillet paa en speciel uafhaengig logging-enhed (electric sonic and radioactive logging tools are run into the hole on a multi-core cable, from the winch of a special self-contained logging unit), ESP (extended self-contained PROLOG). (various references)

Dutch

zelfstandig aangedreven. (various references)

Finnish

yksittäiskäyttöinen puristin (self-contained press), yksittäiskäyttö (built-in motor drive, fully motorized drive, independent drive, independent motor drive, individual drive, self-contained drive, self-contained motor drive), turbokäynnistin (self-contained starter, turbo starter, turbostarter), laajennettu omavarainen PROLOG (extended self-contained PROLOG), jäähdytysyksikkö (factory assembled system, packaged unit, self-contained system), jäähdytyskoneikko (factory assembled system, packaged unit, self-contained system), happilaite (oxygen apparatus), erillinen huoneisto (self-contained flat). (various references)

French

autonome (self-governing, self-ruling). (various references)

German

in sich abgeschlossen (self contained). (various references)

Greek 

εμπεριεχόμενος, ανεξάρτητος (freelance, independent, independent of), αυτοτελής. (various references)

Hungarian

szabadon álló fal (self-contained wall), motoros jármű (self-contained vehicle), külön leszállási elõrejelzés (self-contained landing forecast), külön bejáratú lakás (self-contained flat), egyedül álló fal (self-contained wall), családi ház (private house, self-contained house, villa), összkomfortos családi ház (self-contained house), önirányító rendszer (homing device, self-contained guidance system), önálló navigációs berendezés (self-contained navigational aid), önálló ipartelep (self-contained plant), önálló csapategység (self-contained unit). (various references)

Italian

autocontenuto. (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

スキャンロン方式 (child-rearing with frequent physical contact, door-to-door condom sales-lady, reskilling, Scanlon plan, school, school bus, school color, school zone, schooling, schoolmate, schooner, scoop, scooter, scramble, scramble race, scrambled eggs, scrap, scrap and build, scrapbook, scratch, scratch hit, scratch match, scratch noise, scratch player, scratch race, scrub, scrum, scrum half, scrummage, scuba, scuba diving, self-contained under-water breathing apparatus, skill, skillful, skills inventory system, skin, skin care, skin cream, skin diver, skin diving, skin food, skinheads, square, square dance, square neckline, square stance, squeeze, squeeze bunt, squeeze play, squid). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

スキューバ (scuba, self-contained under-water breathing apparatus). (various references)

Korean 

자가. (various references)

Manx

lane ayn hene, glen-scarrit. (various references)

Pig Latin

elf-containedsay.(various references)

Portuguese

reservado (aloof, box, cagey, chilly, close, closet, confidential, demure, distant, exclusive, freezing, incommunicative, long run, non-committal, offish, particular, qualified, repulsive, reserved, reticent, retiring, secretive, separate, shy, special, stand-off, stand-offish, taciturn, unamenable, uncommunicative, undemonstrative), que se basta a si mesmo (self-sufficing), não impulsivo, independente (autonomic, autonomous, free, independant, irrespective, self-reliant, self-sufficient, self-sufficing, separate, unattached, uncommitted), de poucas palavras (taciturn), autónomo (autonomous, offline, off-line, stand-alone), autônomo (autonomic, autonomous, free, freelance, independant). (various references)

Russian 

замкнутый (antisocial, clannish, cliquy, close, closed, close-mouthed, enclosed, incommunicative, morose, retired, secretive, self contained, shut in, spaceless, tight-lipped, withdrawn). (various references)

Spanish

prolog extendido autocontenido (extended self-contained PROLOG), arrancador autónomo (self-contained starter, turbostarter), auto-arrancador (self-contained starter, turbostarter), elemento plantador (planting unit, self-contained unit, separate planting unit), ESP (exchangeable sodium percentage, exchangeable-sodium percentage, extended self-contained PROLOG), los instrumentos para diagrafias electricas acusticas y radiactivas se introducen en el pozo de perforacion mediante un cable multifilar con ayuda de una cabria de la unidad especial autonoma de diagrafia (electric sonic and radioactive logging tools are run into the hole on a multi-core cable, from the winch of a special self-contained logging unit), mando autónomo (self-contained drive), accionamiento por motor independiente (built-in motor drive, fully motorized drive, independent drive, independent motor drive, individual drive, self-contained motor drive), prensa monobloque (self-contained press), propulsión independiente (built-in motor drive, fully motorized drive, independent drive, independent motor drive, individual drive, self-contained motor drive), proyectos autocontenidos (independent projects, self-contained projects), proyectos autosuficientes (independent projects, self-contained projects), proyectos independientes (independent projects, self-contained projects), respirador autónomo de circuito cerrado de oxígeno líquido (liquid oxygen type, self-contained closed-circuit oxygen breathing apparatus), turbo-arrancador (self-contained starter, turbostarter), prensa con accionamiento individual (self-contained press). (various references)

Swedish

syrgasapparat med flytande syre i slutet system (liquid oxygen type, self-contained closed-circuit oxygen breathing apparatus), oberoende projekt (independent projects, self-contained projects), oberoende drivsystem (built-in motor drive, fully motorized drive, independent drive, independent motor drive, individual drive, self-contained motor drive), luftkonditioneringsaggregat (packaged air conditioner, self-contained air conditioning unit), fristående projekt (independent projects, self-contained projects), ESP (extended self-contained PROLOG), enhetsaggregat för kylning (factory assembled system, packaged unit, self-contained system), direktdrift (self-contained drive). (various references)

Turkish

müstakil kat (self-contained flat), müstakil ev (family house, self-contained house, single house), müstakil daire (self-contained flat), kendi kendine yeten ülke (self-contained country), dışa bağımsız ülke (self-contained country). (various references)

Vietnamese 

kín đ� o, dè dặt (canny). (various references)

Misspellings

"Self-contained" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: selfcontained. (additional references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-2 letters: clandestine, confidantes, defecations, deflections.

-3 letters: adolescent, celandines, condensate, confidante, confidants, decennials, declension, defecation, defections, deflations, deflection, defoliants, defoliates, fieldstone, indolences, nonelastic, sanctioned.

-4 letters: adenosine, anecdotes, antinodes, ascendent, canfields, canonised, catenoids, celandine, coastline, confidant, confident, conflated, conflates, consented, contained, datelines, decennial, defection, defiances, deflation, defoliant, defoliate, delations, deletions, delicates, denticles, dislocate, elections, endosteal, enfilades.

+4 letters: confidentialities.