microactuator

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noun

A microscopic actuator, especially one on a silicon chip

OriginEnglish actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
Scrabble 19
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Meanings

nounmicroactuator (plural microactuators)

plural microactuators

  1. A microscopic actuator, especially one on a silicon chip

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mey-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekμῑκρός (mīkrós)
  3. Ancient Greekμῑκρο- (mīkro-)
  4. Englishmicro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  7. Proto-Italic*agō
  8. Latinagō
  9. Latināctus
  10. Latināctuō
  11. Medieval Latināctuātus
  12. Englishactuate
  13. Englishactuator
  14. Englishmicroactuator

From micro- + actuator.

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Translations

Italian microattuatore
  • microattuatorea microscopic actuator
Cite this entry
APA

microactuator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microactuator

MLA

“microactuator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microactuator. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “microactuator,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/microactuator.

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