regulator

See also regulátor

English

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɹɛɡ.juː.leɪt.ə/

Noun

regulator (plural regulators)

1. A device that controls or limits something.

   The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.

2. A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
3. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.

Derived terms

• voltage regulator
• battery regulator

Related terms

• rector
• regimen
• regiment
• régime
• region
• regular
• regulate
• regulation
• rule

Translations

device that controls or limits something

• Czech: regulátor (cs) m

• Finnish: säädin, regulaattori

person or group that sets standards of practice

• Czech: regulátor (cs) m

• Finnish: valvoja (fi)

External links

• regulator in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• regulator in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• regulator at OneLook Dictionary Search