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The act of propelling
Answer for the clue "The act of propelling ", 9 letters:
actuation
Word definitions for actuation in dictionaries
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The act of putting into motion.
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
High Redundancy Actuation (HRA), a new approach to fault tolerant control in the area of mechanical actuation. Variable valve actuation , any mechanism or method that can alter the shape or timing of a valve lift event within an internal combustion engine. ...
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n. the act of propelling [syn: propulsion ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Actuation \Ac`tu*a"tion\, n. [Cf. LL. actuatio.] A bringing into action; movement. --Bp. Pearson.
Usage examples of actuation.
He was wholly undramatic in the actuation of the characters which he imagined so dramatically.
Though a far less obvious act of sabotage than smashing the actuation panel, it was just as effective.
Five seconds after actuation the chemical bomb blows and knocks out the controls.