actuates
- present tense form of actuate (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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By carefully mixing chemicals to synthesize the LCE, the researchers can control the final properties of the fiber, such as its thickness or the temperature at which it actuates.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 26, 2023
Or, if you want the keyboard to feel as responsive as possible, you might set the actuation point to 0.5mm, so you barely have to touch the key before it actuates.
From The Verge ● Nov. 23, 2021
There are also a huge number of different kinds of Cherry MX switches, each of which takes a different amount of pressure to press and actuates in a different way.
From The Verge ● Jun. 21, 2019
“What will then be left of what Madison called ‘the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of America, the spirit which nourishes freedom and in return is nourished by it’?” wondered Azerrad.
From MSNBC ● Sep. 24, 2014
“I fear, Octavian, you often do not account for self-interest. ’Tis only self-love and self-interest which actuates animals.”
From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves" by M.T. Anderson
