Actuator

//ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ//

Synonyms for "actuator" (15 found)

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Closest matches (3)

Strong matches (5)

Related words (7)

Related word relations

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6 relation types

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derived

7 entries

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2 entries

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Translations

17 translations across 6 languages.

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Finnish

4 entries
  • aktuaattori noun (the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive)
  • aktuaattori noun (a relay that controls the flow of electricity)
  • kannustaja noun (something that actuates something else)
  • käyttölaite noun (device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off)

French

2 entries
  • actionneur noun (something that actuates something else)
  • actionneur noun (device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off)

German

4 entries
  • Aktor noun (something that actuates something else)
  • Aktor noun (device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off)
  • Aktuator noun (something that actuates something else)
  • Aktuator noun (device that causes a mechanical device to be switched on or off)

Icelandic

1 entries
  • armstjóri noun (the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive)

Italian

2 entries
  • attuatore noun (a relay that controls the flow of electricity)
  • ripetitore noun (a relay that controls the flow of electricity)

Portuguese

1 entries
  • atuador noun (the mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive)

Sample sentences

4 total sentences available.

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That little computer over there is the actuator of everything else in this room.

Source: tatoeba (9666204)

With the help of an infrared distance-measuring device, some electronic circuits, and a mechanical actuator that adjusts the lens' rear membrane, the process takes only 14 milliseconds.

Source: tatoeba (11159881)

The mind is the actuator of the body.

Source: wiktionary

[…] and God is the Author and Actuator of nature, as well as of grace; […]

Source: wiktionary

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