Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A putting in motion or operation; communication of active energy or force.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A bringing into action; movement.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of putting into
motion .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the act of propelling
Etymologies
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Examples
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As a babe is without malice negatively, so you must be positively and by actuation, that is, full of love and meekness; as the babe is unresisting, so must you be docile, and so on.
The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge Henry Nelson Coleridge 1820
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This has resulted in interaction and actuation which is characteristic for …
IEEE Spectrum 2010
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The CVT automatic transmission is also excellent, with easy gear actuation with the gated shifter.
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It has a 499cc liquid-cooled four-stroke engine with electric start and electric 2WD/4WD actuation.
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PSA offers fire suppression, sensing, electric power, electric actuation and security products, with 57% of its revenue generated in civil aerospace and 43% in military markets.
Meggitt to Buy PSA for $685 Million Jonathan Buck 2011
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Many Spanish jurists critized Garzón´s actuation not because they didn´t want to investigate Franquism, but because Franco and his colleagues died years ago and in Spain itsn´t possible to open a criminal prosecution if responsible for an alleged crime is dead (115 LECRim).
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In retrospect, FL flunked your first test when he admitted few years ago that conception is a design actuation event as in designer intervention.
You and me baby ain't nothing but mammals - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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The Razer Onza Professional Gaming Controller for Xbox 360 is created to improve the players Xbox 360 gaming experience with a series of special features, including Razer Hyperesponse buttons, designed to give faster actuation and a crisp, tactile feel.
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The normal actuation of the parachute of the crew would, almost always occur only by the crew members ejection from the aircraft.
19 New POW Cases 2008
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A modern blow out preventer for an undersea well consists of a series or "stack" of several different valves, with different methods of actuation, and a control system.
Dr. Philip Neches: Gulf Oil Spill: Meet the Blow Out Preventer 2010
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