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Definition of Actuation
1. Noun. The act of propelling.
Generic synonyms: Act, Deed, Human Action, Human Activity
Specialized synonyms: Launch, Launching, Launching, Drive, Driving Force, Thrust, Bowl, Roll, Throw, Push, Pushing, Pull, Pulling, Heave, Lift, Raise, Ejection, Expulsion, Forcing Out, Projection, Jump, Jumping, Lob, Rolling, Wheeling, Shooting, Shot, Dribble, Dribbling
Derivative terms: Actuate, Propel, Propel
Definition of Actuation
1. n. A bringing into action; movement.
Definition of Actuation
1. Noun. The act of putting into motion. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Actuation
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Actuation
Literary usage of Actuation
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Physiology of Mind: Being the First Part of a Third Edition, Revised by Henry Maudsley (1889)
"... AND actuation OR EFFECTION. THUS far I have been engaged in considering the
development of the mental organization, as it takes place in the production ..."
2. How to Run an Automobile; a Concise, Practical Treatise Written in Simple by Victor Wilfred Pagé (1917)
"... System—Clutch actuation Important—Shifting Gears Easily—General Driving
Instructions—Rules of the Road and Motoring Courtesies—Things to Remember. ..."
3. Philosophical Problems in the Light of Vital Organization by Edmund Montgomery (1907)
"Reflex, instinctive and automatic actions, due to structurally fixed modes of
actuation with regard to definite needs prearranged to be satisfied by ..."
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