actuation 1
noundomain: activity
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
the act of propelling
Synonyms
- propulsion 2
the act of propelling
Hypernym
act 2
noun
something that people do or cause to happen
EnglishDerivationally related form
actuate 1
verb
put in motion or move to act
Hyponym
launching 3
noun
the act of propelling with force
launching 1
noun
the act of moving a newly built vessel into the water for the first time
drive 1
noun
the act of applying force to propel something
roll 15
noun
the act of rolling something (as the ball in bowling)
throw 1
noun
the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
