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-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin āctuō

Medieval Latin āctuātusder.

English actuate

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

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.

Derived terms

• nonactuatable