piezoactuation

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noun

actuation by mechanical pressure

OriginEnglish actuation ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
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Meanings

nounpiezoactuation (uncountable)
  1. uncountableactuation by mechanical pressure

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*peys-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*peysd-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekπῐέζω (pĭézō)
  4. Englishpiezo-
  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. Englishactuation
  14. Englishpiezoactuation

From piezo- + actuation.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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