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Meaning of Actuator | Babel Free

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

العربية المحرّك
Deutsch Aktor Aktuator
Français actionneur
हिन्दी संचालक
Bahasa Indonesia aktuator penggerak
Kurdî aktor
Português atuador

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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