Meanings
nounactuation (countable and uncountable, plural actuations)
plural actuations
- countableuncountableThe act of putting into motion.
Although an operator presses the button, the actuation is done by an immense series of levers and cranks.
1 more example
All the outside passenger doors are fitted with drop windows and outside actuation locks, and each end of the car has a Pullman type gangway.
1954 February, “Third Class Corridor Brake Coaches for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 133
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
- Proto-Italic*agō
- Latinagō
- Latināctus
- Latināctuō
- Medieval Latināctuātus
- Englishactuate
- Englishactuation
Translations
German Ingangsetzung, Aktivierung
- Ingangsetzungact of putting into motion
- Aktivierungact of putting into motion
- Inbewegungsetzungact of putting into motion
Spanish accionamiento
- accionamientoact of putting into motion
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with actuation
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
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APA
actuation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actuation
MLA
“actuation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actuation. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “actuation,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/actuation.
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