According to WorldAtlas, Canada is the only non-European country to make its top ten list of coffee consumers. The United States at a distant 25 on the list.
ACTUATION
propulsion, actuation
(noun) the act of propelling
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
actuation (countable and uncountable, plural actuations)
The act of putting into motion.
Although an operator presses the button, the actuation is done by an immense series of levers and cranks.
Source: Wiktionary
Ac`tu*a"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. LL. actuatio.]
Definition: A bringing into action; movement. Bp. Pearson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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REPLACEMENT
(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”
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