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actuator

The correct spelling is actuator.

How to pronounce actuator

noun

IPA: /ˈæk.tjuː.eɪt.ə(ɹ)/

Say it like: Act-uat-or

The correct spelling is actuator. Something that actuates something else, especially a usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e. a mechanism) to be switched on or off, for example an electric… For example: "The mind is the actuator of the body."

Usage Examples

The mind is the actuator of the body.

Definition

noun

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

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