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regulator
[ reg-yuh-ley-ter ]
noun
- a person or thing that regulates.
- Horology.
- an adjustable device in a clock or a watch for making it go faster or slower.
- a master clock, usually of great accuracy, against which other clocks are checked.
- Machinery.
- a governor mechanism for regulating the flow of fuel, steam, etc., to an engine in order to maintain constant speed under varying load or resistance.
- a valve for regulating the pressure of flowing gas or liquid to maintain a predetermined pressure.
- any of various mechanisms for maintaining a temperature, a level of liquid in a tank, etc.
- Electricity. a device for maintaining a designated characteristic, as voltage or current, at a predetermined value, or for varying it according to a predetermined plan.
- a device on scuba equipment for regulating the rate at which compressed air is fed through a breathing tube in proportion to the depth of water.
- a device for maintaining a constant gas pressure.
- (initial capital letter) American History.
- a member of any of several bands or committees in North Carolina (1767–71), formed to resist certain abuses, as extortion by officials.
- (in newly settled areas) a member of any band or committee organized to preserve order before the establishment of regular legal authority.
regulator
/ ˈɛɡʊˌɪə /
noun
- a person or thing that regulates
- the mechanism, including the hairspring and the balance wheel, by which the speed of a timepiece is regulated
- a timepiece, known to be accurate, by which others are timed and regulated
- any of various mechanisms or devices, such as a governor valve, for controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, voltage, etc
- Also calledregulator gene a gene the product of which controls the synthesis of a product from another gene
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of regulator1
Example Sentences
The three regulators withdrew the guidance last week, in part "to further support innovation in the banking system," the Fed said.
Unscrupulous employers, sometimes abetted by state regulators looking the other way, haven’t ceased trying to circumvent the rules.
Buying these coins is a way to write a check to Trump without going through the normal banking system, where federal regulators might interfere.
British vets could face price caps on medicines, prescriptions and other services like cremations, the regulator has indicated, as it outlined changes it is considering to the way the UK's £2bn veterinary sector operates.
An independent regulator should have a role in setting football ticket prices because top-flight matches are often too expensive for working class supporters to attend, an MP has claimed.
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