actuator

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08773
Transducer that converts the energy supplied or taken from the surroundings into some mechanical motion.
Note:
Human muscles, motors, loudspeakers and various piezoelectric devices are examples of actuators.
Source:
PAC, 2022, 94, 15. (Glossary of terms relating to electronic, photonic and magnetic properties of polymers (IUPAC Recommendations 2021)) on page 17 [Terms] [Paper]
Citation: 'actuator' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.08773 RIS BibTex EndNote
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