Definitions from Wiktionary (actuator)
▸ noun: Something that actuates something else.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
▸ noun: (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
▸ Also see actuator
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▸ noun: Something that actuates something else.
▸ noun: 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.
▸ noun: (computer hardware) The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.
▸ noun: (electrical) A relay that controls the flow of electricity.
▸ Also see actuator
Opposite:
Types:
hydraulic,
pneumatic,
electromechanical,
piezoelectric,
magnetostrictive,
shape memory alloy,
more...
Adjectives:
hydraulic,
piezoelectric,
pneumatic,
linear,
rotary,
electric,
mechanical,
electrostatic,
electromechanical,
magnetic,
electrical
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▸ Wikipedia articles (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing actuators
▸ Words that often appear near actuators
▸ Rhymes of actuators
▸ Invented words related to actuators