Definition of 'actuator'

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actuator in Mechanical Engineering

(æktʃueɪtər)

Word forms: (regular plural) actuators

noun

(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.

Word builder-orThe suffix -or is often used to form words connected with performing a particular function.

Word Frequency

(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.

Used Occasionally. actuator is one of the 30000 most commonly used words in the Collins dictionary

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Definition of actuator from the Collins English Dictionary

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