positioner

Definitions

1. That which positions.
2. Any mechanical device used to position something.
3. The part of a control valve used to control the opening or closing of the actuator based on electric, or pneumatic signals.

Equivalents

Examples

“Men and women end⟳ up recognising each other not only in their commodities (a car, a mobile phone), but also in their capacity to influence⟳ as positioners of these needs and satisfactions (Marcuse 1987).”

CEFR level