piezoactuator

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noun

An actuator activated by mechanical pressure

OriginEnglish actuator ← Medieval Latin āctuātus ← Latin āctuō →
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Meanings

nounpiezoactuator (plural piezoactuators)

plural piezoactuators

  1. An actuator activated 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. Englishactuator
  14. Englishpiezoactuator

From piezo- + actuator.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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