Definition of 'actuator'
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actuator in Mechanical Engineering
(æktʃueɪtər)Word forms: (regular plural) actuators
noun
Word builder-orThe suffix -or is often used to form words connected with performing a particular function.(Mechanical engineering: Control, instrumentation and metrology)
An actuator is a machine or part of a machine which moves or controls another part in response to an input.
The motors in the robot arm are actuators that make the arm move.
Most computer-controlled actuators are electromechanical devices that convert the output commands from the computer
into mechanical action.
An actuator is a machine or part of a machine which moves or controls another part in response
to an input.
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Word Frequency
actuator in Electrical Engineering
(æktʃueɪtər)Word forms: (regular plural) actuators
noun
(Electrical engineering: Electrical power)
An actuator is the mechanical part of a switch that uses mechanical force to work the switch contacts.
The motorized control valve has an electrical actuator directly mounted on the control valve for controlling the flow of material.
Smoke dampers are automated with the use of a mechanical motor often referred to
as an actuator.
An actuator is the mechanical part of a switch that uses mechanical force to work the switch
contacts.
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