multiactuator

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noun

Used attributively to describe systems having multiple actuators

OriginEnglish actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
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Meanings

nounmultiactuator (uncountable)

alternative multi-actuator

  1. uncountableUsed attributively to describe systems having multiple actuators

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ml̥tós?
  3. Proto-Italic*moltos
  4. Latinmultus
  5. Latinmultī
  6. Middle Englishmulti-
  7. Englishmulti-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  10. Proto-Italic*agō
  11. Latinagō
  12. Latināctus
  13. Latināctuō
  14. Medieval Latināctuātus
  15. Englishactuate
  16. Englishactuator
  17. Englishmultiactuator

From multi- + actuator.

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APA

multiactuator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiactuator

MLA

“multiactuator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiactuator. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multiactuator,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multiactuator.

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