actuator

Noun

Meaning

One who actuates, or puts into action.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

energizer action operating driver effector pusher manipulator drive operator switch driving motor controller trigger sensor
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Antonyms

prevent retard break stop block slow
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Hypernyms

mechanism

Hyponyms

driver positioner rotary actuator

Phrases with the word

piezo-actuator ignition switch actuator actuator button pressure actuator

Anagrams

autocrat

Examples

A low pressure mix head with calibration chamber installed, showing material supply and air actuator lines. Source: Internet

An actuator arm (or access arm) moves the heads on an arc (roughly radially) across the platters as they spin, allowing each head to access almost the entire surface of the platter as it spins. Source: Internet

An actuator is a mechanism or device to automatically or remotely control a valve from outside the body. Source: Internet

As a result of having an actuator controlled precisely with air pressure via a servosystem, the movement is very fluid and there is very little noise. Source: Internet

An actuator will stroke the valve depending on its input and set-up, allowing the valve to be positioned accurately, and allowing control over a variety of requirements. Source: Internet

All the read/write arms of a hard disk are fused together in the actuator motor. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

actuation actuation lever actuation surface actuator button actuatoric actuatorics