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{{also|Regulator|regülatör|regulátor}}
==English==
{{wikipedia}}

===Etymology===
From {{suffix|en|regulate|or}}.

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/|/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/|a=UK}}
* {{IPA|en|/ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/|/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/|a=US}}

===Noun===
{{en-noun}}

# A device that [[control]]s or [[limit]]s something.
#: {{cot|en|governor<id:device that regulates the action of a machine>|modulator|synchronizer}}
#: {{ux|en|The voltage '''regulator''' stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.}}
# A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=15 June 2021|author=Suzanne Rust|title=A problem Silicon Valley can’t solve: Drought, quake risk|work=w:Los Angeles Times|publisher=Nant Capital, LLC|url=https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2021-06-15/california-drought-silicon-valley-water-emergency-earthquake-dam|text={{...}}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.
# {{lb|en|genetics}} A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
# {{lb|en|rail transport}} A device that [[control]]s the supply of [[steam]] to the [[cylinder]]s of a [[steam locomotive]].
#* {{quote-journal|en|year=1961|month=March|author=Balmore|title=Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives|journal=Trains Illustrated|page=146|text=To start No. S.002 effectively with a heavy train, one opens the main '''regulator''' sufficiently to move the train off very slowly. An excess of '''regulator''' opening with the by-pass valve open can cause heavy slipping; if the worst happens, the slipping continues a little longer after the '''regulator''' is closed than on an English locomotive.}}
#* {{quote-journal|en|date=2022 January 12|author=Benedict le Vay|title=The heroes of Soham...|journal=RAIL|issue=948|page=42|text=This uncoupling done, Gimbert opened the '''regulator''' as Nightall climbed back onto the footplate, in order to pull the one burning wagon away from the rest of the bomb-laden train.}}
# {{lb|en|historical}} A [[bulldozer]] {{qual|member of intimidating group of white US Southerners}}.

====Derived terms====
{{der3|en|voltage regulator|acidity regulator|battery regulator}}

====Related terms====
<!-- through Latin regula and Latin rego (regere) -->
* {{l|en|rector}}
* {{l|en|regimen}}
* {{l|en|regiment}}
* {{l|en|régime}}
* {{l|en|region}}
* {{l|en|regular}}
* {{l|en|regulate}}
* {{l|en|regulation}}
* {{l|en|rule}}

====Translations====
{{trans-top|device that controls or limits something}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|منظِّم}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|рэгуля́тар|m}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+|bg|регула́тор|m}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|regulador|m}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|regulátor|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|säädin}}
* Irish: {{t|ga|rialtán|m}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|regolatore}}, {{t|it|erogatore}}
* Kazakh: {{t|kk|реттегіш}}
* Korean: {{t|ko|조절기(調節器)}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|regulator|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|regulador|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|регуля́тор|m}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|regulador|m}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|regulator|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|dedantör}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|регуля́тор|m}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|person or group that sets standards of practice}}
* Arabic: {{t|ar|مُنَظِّم|m}}
* Armenian: {{t+|hy|կարգավորիչ}}
* Belarusian: {{t|be|рэгуліро́ўшчык|m}}, {{t|be|рэгуліро́ўшчыца|f}}
* Bulgarian: {{t+check|bg|регула́тор|m}}
* Czech: {{t|cs|regulátor|m}}
* Finnish: {{t+|fi|sääntelijä}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|pengatur}}, {{t+|id|regulator}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|legislatore}}
* Malay: {{t|ms|pengawal selia}}
* Polish: {{t+|pl|regulator|m}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|regularizador|m}}
* Russian: {{t+|ru|регулиро́вщик|m}}, {{t+|ru|регулиро́вщица|f}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|regulator|c}}
* Turkish: {{t+|tr|regülatör}}
* Ukrainian: {{t|uk|регулюва́льник|m}}, {{t|uk|регулюва́льниця|f}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|very accurate clock used by clockmakers}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|tarkkuuskello}}
* Indonesian: {{t+|id|regulator}}
* Swedish: {{t+|sv|regulator|c}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|type of gene}}
* Catalan: {{t|ca|regulador|m}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|säätelygeeni}}
* French: {{t+|fr|régulateur}}
* Italian: {{t+|it|regolatore}}
* Portuguese: {{t|pt|regulador}}
* Spanish: {{t|es|regulador}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-top|rail transport: device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinder}}
* Finnish: {{t|fi|regulaattori}}
{{trans-bottom}}

{{trans-see|historical: bulldozer|bulldozer}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:Webster 1913}}
* {{R:Century 1911}}
* {{R:OneLook}}

{{C|en|Insurance}}

==Indonesian==
{{wikipedia||lang=id}}

===Etymology===
{{internationalism|id}}

===Pronunciation===
* {{IPA|id|/re.ɡu.ˈla.tɔr/}}
* {{rhymes|id|tɔr|s=4}}
* {{hyphenation|id|re|gu|la|tor}}

===Noun===
{{id-noun|head=|pl=duplication}}
# {{l|en|regulator}}:
## a device that controls or limits something.
##: {{syn|id|pembatas|pengatur}}
## a person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
##: {{syn|id|pengatur}}
##: {{syn|ms|pengawal selia}} {{q|Standard Malay}}
## a very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
## {{lb|id|genetics}} a gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.

====Related terms====
{{rel4|id|
| regulasi
|}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:KBBI Daring}}

==Latin==

===Verb===
{{head|la|verb form|head=rēgulātor}}

# {{inflection of|la|rēgulō||2//3|s|futr|pasv|impr}}

==Polish==

===Etymology===
{{intnat|pl}}; compare {{cog|en|regulator}}, {{cog|fr|régulateur}}, {{cog|de|Regulator}}, ultimately from {{der|pl|la|rēgulō}}.

===Pronunciation===
{{pl-pr}}

===Noun===
{{pl-noun|m-in}}

# {{l|en|regulator}} {{gl|device which controls or regulates}}
# {{l|en|regulator}} {{gl|person or group that sets standards of practice}}

====Declension====
{{pl-decl-noun-m-in|gens=regulatora}}

====Derived terms====
{{col-auto|pl|title=adverb|na cały regulator}}

===Further reading===
* {{R:pl:WSJP}}
* {{R:pl:PWN}}

{{C|pl|Devices|People}}

==Romanian==

===Etymology 1===
{{bor+|ro|fr|régulateur}} or {{bor|ro|de|Regulator}}. {{surf|ro|regula|-tor}}.

====Adjective====
{{ro-adj}}

# [[regulating]]

=====Declension=====
{{ro-decl-adj}}

====Noun====
{{ro-noun|m|regulatori}}

# {{l|en|regulator}}

=====Declension=====
{{ro-noun-m}}

===Etymology 2===

====Noun====
{{ro-noun|n|regulatoare}}

# [[controller]]

===Declension===
{{ro-noun-n|def=regulatorul|pl=regulatoare}}