actuating
Putting into motion
Actuating means setting something in motion or causing it to operate.
The term appears most often in technical contexts—an actuating mechanism triggers a device, an actuating signal starts a process.
More abstractly, actuating can mean motivating or prompting action: the principles actuating her decision.
The word belongs primarily to engineering and formal writing.
Self-regulating motor
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- valveFluid flow controller
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
- pneumaticUsing pressurized gas
electromechanical · lever · cam · linkage · cylinder · piston · relay · switch
Force driving movement forward
- thrustForceful forward motion
- forceStrength or compulsion
- torqueRotational force measurement
- momentumProduct of mass, velocity
dynamics · locomotion · displacement · rotation · oscillation · reciprocation · stroke · extension
Setting into operation
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- catalystAgent enabling change
- sparkTiny fiery particle
- ignitionStarting combustion process
impetus · instigation · prompting · spur · incentive · motivation · inducement · provocation
servo
Self-regulating motor
- solenoidCurrent-carrying wire helix
- valveFluid flow controller
- hydraulicRelating to pressurized liquids
pneumatic · electromechanical · lever · cam · linkage · cylinder · piston · relay · switch · gear
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
momentum · dynamics · locomotion · displacement · rotation · oscillation · reciprocation · stroke · extension · retraction
activation
Setting into operation
ignition · impetus · instigation · prompting · spur · incentive · motivation · inducement · provocation · precipitant
actuatingstopping
Ceasing to continue
halting · impeding · arresting · inhibiting · blocking
actuatinginert
Inactive, physically or chemically
passive · ineffectual · inactive · dormant · static
actuatingdeactivating
Rendering inoperative
disabling · disengaging · shutting down · switching off · braking