actuatable

actuatable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-eti
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti
Proto-Italic *agō
Latin agō
Proto-Indo-European *-tus
Proto-Italic *-tus
Latin -tus
Latin āctus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin āctuō
Medieval Latin āctuātusder.
English actuate
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English actuatable

    From actuate + -able.

    Adjective

    actuatable (comparative more actuatable, superlative most actuatable)

    1. Able to be actuated
      • 2004, Joseph K. Davidson, Robots and Screw Theory‎[1], →ISBN, page 338:
        But when a seventh actuatable joint is embodied in the arm, a one-parameter family of assembly-configurations is available for choice.
      • 2013, Advances in Angioplasty Research and Application‎[2], →ISBN, page 33:
        The filter is actuatable between the expanded configuration and the collapsed configuration by the application of tension to the wire.

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