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Actuator

Noun CEFR B2
ˈæk.tjuː.eɪ.tə(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. Something that actuates something else.
  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.
  3. The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
  4. A relay that controls the flow of electricity.

Equivalents

Françaisactionneur
DeutschAktorAktuator
Portuguêsatuador
7 more languages

Examples

“The mind⟳ is the actuator of the body.”
“[…] and God is the Author and Actuator of nature, as well as of grace; […]”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

actuatorics Actuators actuopaleontology actuopalynology actuosity Acture

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