Self`-con*tained" (?), a. 1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.

2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself.

Self-contained steam engine. (a)A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of the engine. (b)A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened together; a portable steam engine.

Self`-con*tained" (?), a. 1. Having self-control; reserved; uncommunicative; wholly engrossed in one's self.

2. (Mach.) Having all the essential working parts connected by a bedplate or framework, or contained in a case, etc., so that mutual relations of the parts do not depend upon fastening outside of the machine itself.

Self-contained steam engine. (a)A steam engine having both bearings for the crank shaft attached to the frame of the engine. (b)A steam engine and boiler combined and fastened together; a portable steam engine.