actuation(n = noun.act) propulsion - the act of propelling;
is a kind of act, deed, human action, human activity
has particulars: launch, launching, launching, drive, driving force, thrust, bowl, roll, throw, push, pushing, pull, pulling, heave, lift, raise, ejection, expulsion, forcing out, projection, jump, jumping, lob, rolling, wheeling, shooting, shot, dribble, dribbling
Derived form verb actuate₁

   A bringing into action; movement. Bp. Pearson. [1913 Webster]