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actuating

actuating

6.8
Causing something to move or start working
  • adjective
translation icon : activador
  • An actuating signal from the control panel started the conveyor belt.

Examples

  • The actuating mechanism powered the robotic arm, enabling it to move with precision.

  • The engineers designed a new actuating system to improve the machine's efficiency.

  • Reading sensors, actuating valves and so on.

Synonyms

activating
vsactuating
4.0

Causes something to start moving or working

emphasizes the ability to trigger or set things in motion rather than the start

Antonyms

inhibitive
7.5

That makes something difficult to do or slow to happen

How Forceful

driving
1 4.7
actuating
6.8

Surface Forms

actuating positive

Morphology

actuating = actuate (transparent) = actuate + ing

The adjective is the standard present-participle form of the verb 'actuate' meaning 'causing to act', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Actuating comes from the root act, which means 'to do' or 'to make something happen', and you can see the same idea in action and actor. So an actuating part is one that 'causes motion' or 'sets something in motion'.