▪ I. slewing vbl. n.1
see slew n.4
▪ II. slewing, vbl. n.2
[f. slew v.]
1. gen. In senses of the verb.
| 1875 Knight Dict. Mech. 2207 Slewing, in serving land artillery, turning the piece on the spot where it stands, equivalent to training on shipboard. 1892 Pall Mall G. 27 July 5/2 The railway disaster..was brought about by the slewing of the up line. |
2. spec. The response of a control mechanism or electronic device to a sudden large increase in input, esp. one that causes the device to respond at its maximum rate (the slewing rate or slewing speed). Usu. attrib.
| 1958 O. J. M. Smith Feedback Control Systems vii. 201 The infrequent large-magnitude changes of the average input to a servo produce slewing of the output at maximum velocity. 1962 R. N. Clark Introd. Automatic Control Systems vii. 270 The large signal (or slewing speed) response characteristics of a system. 1975 G. J. King Audio Handbk. ii. 47 The maximum frequency at which full power can be obtained is a function of the amplifier's slewing rate, which is different from rise time. |