Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

actuator

/ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
ac-tu-a-tor
IPA
/ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

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

The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.

noun

A relay that controls the flow of electricity.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin āctuō Medieval Latin āctuātusder. English actuate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English actuator From actuate + -or. First attested in 1652.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ/
  • British English: /ˈæk.tjuː.eɪ.tə(ɹ)/

Inflected Forms

actuators (plural)

Derived Forms

bioactuator microactuator multiactuator nanoactuator piezoactuator thermoactuator vibroactuator

Questions

How do you pronounce actuator?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæk.t͡ʃu.eɪ.tɚ/.
What does actuator mean?
Something that actuates something else.
Where does actuator come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin āctus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin āctuō Medieval Latin āctuātusder. English actuate Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin -ātor Old French -eorbor. Middle English -our ▲ Latin -torlbor. English -or English actuator From actuate + -or. First attested in 1652.

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