"self-right" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: self-rights [present, singular, third-person], self-righting [participle, present], self-righted [participle, past], self-righted [past]
Etymology: Back-formation from self-righting. Etymology templates: {{back-form|en|self-righting}} Back-formation from self-righting Head templates: {{en-verb}} self-right (third-person singular simple present self-rights, present participle self-righting, simple past and past participle self-righted)
  1. (chiefly robotics or nautical) To make oneself upright. Wikipedia link: Self-righting mechanism Categories (topical): Nautical, Robotics Derived forms: self-righter

Inflected forms

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