nanoactuator

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noun

A nanoscale actuator

OriginEnglish actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
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Meanings

nounnanoactuator (plural nanoactuators)

plural nanoactuators

  1. A nanoscale actuator

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνᾶνος (nânos)
  2. Latinnānus
  3. Englishnano-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eǵ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éǵeti
  6. Proto-Italic*agō
  7. Latinagō
  8. Latināctus
  9. Latināctuō
  10. Medieval Latināctuātus
  11. Englishactuate
  12. Englishactuator
  13. Englishnanoactuator

From nano- + actuator.

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APA

nanoactuator. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoactuator

MLA

“nanoactuator.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoactuator. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nanoactuator,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nanoactuator.

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