"actuator" meaning in English

See actuator in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈæk.tjuː.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [UK], /ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ/ [Canada, General-American], [ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.ɾɚ] [Canada, General-American], /ˈæk.t͡ʃʉ.æɪ.tə(ɹ)/ [General-Australian], [ˈæk.t͡ʃʉ.æɪ.ɾə(ɹ)] [General-Australian] Forms: actuators [plural]
Etymology: From actuate + -or. First attested in 1652. Etymology templates: {{suf|en|actuate|-or}} actuate + -or Head templates: {{en-noun}} actuator (plural actuators)
  1. Something that actuates something else. Translations (something that actuates something else): liikuttaja (Finnish), kannustaja (Finnish), actionneur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-actuator-en-noun-4Jj8TLhj Disambiguation of 'something that actuates something else': 90 2 6 2
  2. A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve. Translations (device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off): toimilaite (Finnish), käyttölaite (Finnish), actionneur [masculine] (French)
    Sense id: en-actuator-en-noun-Sdt3R7Ar Disambiguation of 'device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off': 2 89 6 2
  3. (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive. Categories (topical): Computer hardware Translations (the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive): toimilaite (Finnish), aktuaattori (Finnish), armstjóri [masculine] (Icelandic), atuador [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-actuator-en-noun-6ndxnxp1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -or, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Chinese translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 12 53 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -or: 21 18 45 16 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 13 11 66 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 15 50 14 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 14 52 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Chinese translations: 17 14 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 16 20 51 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 16 17 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 17 16 51 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Icelandic translations: 16 17 54 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 17 14 56 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 16 20 51 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 17 14 58 12 Topics: computer-hardware, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive': 2 6 87 5
  4. (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity. Translations (a relay that controls the flow of electricity): aktuaattori (Finnish), attuatore [masculine] (Italian), ripetitore [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-actuator-en-noun-duIuu042 Topics: business, electrical, electrical-engineering, electricity, electromagnetism, energy, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics Disambiguation of 'a relay that controls the flow of electricity': 1 1 4 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bioactuator, microactuator, multiactuator, nanoactuator, piezoactuator, thermoactuator, vibroactuator

Inflected forms

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