actuation
/ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪʃən/
actuation noun: the act of putting into motion.
Noun
actuation (countable and uncountable, plural actuations)
- The act of putting into motion.
- Although an operator presses the button, the actuation is done by an immense series of levers and cranks.
- All the outside passenger doors are fitted with drop windows and outside actuation locks, and each end of the car has a Pullman type gangway.1954 February, “Third Class Corridor Brake Coaches for British Railways”, in Railway Magazine, page 133
actuation meaning in Urdu and Bengali
actuation in Urdu
- اِشتَعال, تَرغیب
actuation in Bengali
- গতিতে আনার কাজ
Forms of actuation
| plural | actuations |
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Origin of actuation
From actuate + -ion.
Words formed from actuation
Words that rhyme with actuation
- station
- collation
- accommodation
- presentation
- derivation
- information
- modulation
- translation
- application
- fixation
- generation
- orientation
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- citation
- combination
- communication
- conjugation
- constellation
- determination
- elevation
- operation
- relation
- reservation
- alternation
- condensation
- conversation
- deviation
- excavation
- foliation
- formation
- foundation
- incarnation
- interpretation
- representation
- retardation
- speculation
- termination
- abbreviation
- adaptation
- articulation
- bifurcation
- concentration
- congregation
- declination
- degradation
- expectation
- extenuation
- gradation
- observation
- population
- preparation
- reconciliation
- rotation
- separation
- situation
- vexation
- vindication
- accumulation
- administration
- aggregation
- appropriation
Questions about actuation
- What does actuation mean?
- Actuation means the act of putting into motion.
- What is actuation in Urdu?
- Actuation in Urdu is اِشتَعال, تَرغیب. See Actuation meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is actuation?
- Actuation is a noun.
- How do you pronounce actuation?
- Actuation is pronounced /ˈækt͡ʃu.eɪʃən/ (US).
- What is the plural of actuation?
- The plural of actuation is actuations.
Words near actuation in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: actuation (page history and authors); actuation (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); actuation (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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