ACTUATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does actuation mean? 

• ACTUATION (noun)
  The noun ACTUATION has 1 sense:

1. the act of propelling

  Familiarity information: ACTUATION used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ACTUATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The act of propelling

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

actuation; propulsion

Hypernyms ("actuation" is a kind of...):

act; deed; human action; human activity (something that people do or cause to happen)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "actuation"):

launch; launching (the act of propelling with force)

launching (the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time)

drive; driving force; thrust (the act of applying force to propel something)

bowl; roll (the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling))

throw (the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist))

push; pushing (the act of applying force in order to move something away)

pull; pulling (the act of pulling; applying force to move something toward or with you)

heave; lift; raise (the act of raising something)

ejection; expulsion; forcing out; projection (the act of expelling or projecting or ejecting)

jump; jumping (the act of jumping; propelling yourself off the ground)

lob (the act of propelling something (as a ball or shell etc.) in a high arc)

rolling; wheeling (propelling something on wheels)

shooting; shot (the act of firing a projectile)

dribble; dribbling (the propulsion of a ball by repeated taps or kicks)

Derivation:

actuate (put in motion or move to act)

 Context examples 

A terminology subset for NCPDP that describes a dosage form strength (e.g., 250 mg, 250 MG/5ML) a delivery rate (e.g., 12 mcg/hr), a dosage form concentration (e.g., 0.05 %, 1 %), the dosage released from a single delivery device actuation (e.g., 90 mcg [implied as per inhalation], 5 grams), the days supply or quantity in a package (e.g., 28 day, 60 grams).

(NCPDP Strength Unit of Measure Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

A terminology subset for NCPDP that contains concepts that qualify the strength and strength unit of measure associated with the prescribed product (e.g., Amoxicillin 250 mg Tablet, Albuterol HFA 17 gram Inhaler, Albuterol HFA 90 mcg [implied per actuation] Inhaler, Cefaclor 250 MG/5ML Suspension, Fentanyl 12 mcg/hr Patch , Epinephrine 0.3 mg [implied per dose] Auto-Injector, Timolol 0.25% Ophthalmic Drops, Sprintec 28 Day Pack, Hydrocortisone 1% Ointment).

(NCPDP Strength Form Terminology, NCI Thesaurus)

Dan Finotello, a program director in NSF's Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate adds, This polymer integrates fast reversible and reprogrammable actuation, shape locking and untethered operation for applications in soft robotics, morphing structures, and deformable electronics, especially for designing active and adaptive guidewires, catheters and stents that could potentially enable the next generation of biomedical devices for minimally invasive operations.

(Tiny magnetic particles enable new material to bend, twist and grab, National Science Foundation)