regulator

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regulator¹

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Borrowed from French régulateur or German Regulator. By surface analysis, regula + -tor.

adjective regulatoare · regulatori · regulator

  1. masculine, neuter regulating

noun regulatori · regulator · regulatorul · regulatorii

  1. masculine regulator

regulator²

noun regulatoare · regulator · regulatorul · regulatoarele

  1. neuter controller

In English

  • governor device which regulates or controls
  • controller computer hardware: mechanism that controls or regulates the operation of a machi
  • regulatory of or pertaining to regulation

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"regulator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/regulator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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regulator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/regulator

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"regulator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/regulator.

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@misc{regulator_2026,
  title = {regulator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/regulator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}

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