Associations to the word «Autokinetic»

Wiktionary

AUTOKINETIC, adjective. Moving by itself or automatically.
AUTOKINETIC, adjective. (historical) Of a fire-alarm telegraphy system, arranged so that when one alarm is being transmitted, no other alarm, sent in from another point, will be transmitted until after the first alarm has been disposed of.

Wise words

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Charles de Gaulle