regulator
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regulator
- /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/ UK
- /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/ US
- /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/ US
noun regulators
- A device that controls or limits something.
- Ellipsis of voltage regulator The regulator stopped working and the resulting overvoltage destroyed the device.
- A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law. […]in part because a key county reservoir had to been^([sic]) drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
- A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
- A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
- A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive. Driver G. A. Rowett, of the North Eastern Region's Neville Hill shed, now joined the locomotive as pilotman, and actually took over the regulator, Fireman Wheddon continuing to fire.
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Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
Similar: bulldozer
- A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
- Short for diving regulator
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: governor, meter, window, figure, valve, dispatcher, weir, policer, riser, buffer, cruise, diving, dive, organization, controller, organizer
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noun device that controls or limits something
| Español | regulador |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 조절기 jojeolgi |
| Português | regulador |
| Italiano | regolatore, erogatore |
| Русский | регуля́тор reguljátor |
| العربية | منظِّم |
noun person or group that sets standards of practice
| हिन्दी | नियंत्रक niyantrak |
|---|---|
| Português | regularizador |
| Italiano | legislatore |
| Русский | регулиро́вщик reguliróvščik, регулиро́вщица reguliróvščica |
| العربية | مُنَظِّم munaẓẓim |
noun type of gene
| Español | regulador |
|---|---|
| Português | regulador |
| Français | régulateur |
| Italiano | regolatore |
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title = {regulator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/regulator},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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