actuator

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(akcho̅o̅ ā′tər)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
ac•tu•a•tor  (akcho̅o̅ ā′tər),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. a person or thing that actuates.
  2. Electronicsa servomechanism that supplies and transmits a measured amount of energy for the operation of another mechanism or system.
  • actuate + -or2 1860–65


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