Plural of actuator

regular plural

The plural of actuator is actuators.

Forms of actuator

Hinge-lever and flextension-type displacement amplification mechanisms are adopted for the multilayer actuators.2017, Kenji Uchino, Advanced Piezoelectric Materials: Science and Technology, →ISBN, page 406. From the entry flextension
The dominant concept in high strain actuators is the flextension mechanism.1996, V. V. Varadan, J. Chandra, Smart Structures and Materials, →ISBN. From the entry flextension
Results suggest that shear actuators can be more performant than extension ones for the control of bending operations.1999, M. A. Trindade, A. Benjeddou, R. Ohayon, “Shear and Extension Actuation Mechanisms for Structural Vibration Control”, in Nesbitt W.…. From the entry performant
Rotation of the control wheels actuates the total range display counters on the face of the control unit, and the mag-slip transmitters which control the track plotter actuators.1968, Shipbuilding and Shipping Record - Volume 111, page 64. From the entry mag-slip

noun Something that actuates something else.
noun A usually electric device that causes a mechanical device (i.e., a mechanism) to be switched on or off. For example; an electric motor that opens and closes a valve.
noun The mechanism that moves the head assembly on a disk drive.

What is the plural of actuator?: The plural of actuator is actuators.
Is actuator countable?: Actuator is a countable noun.

Adapted from Wiktionary: actuator (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated: 2026-09-02

Cite this page: “Plural of actuator.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/plural/actuator. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.