Dictionary

regulator en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/ (UK)
• /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/ (US)
• /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/ (UK)

Etymology

From regulate + -or.

Meanings

1. A device that controls or limits something.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) A device that controls or limits something. ▸ Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
   alt of voltage regulator
   • The regulator stopped working and the resulting overvoltage destroyed the device.
3. 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. 2021 June 15, Suzanne Rust, “A problem Silicon Valley can’t solve: Drought, quake risk”, in Los Angeles Times, Nant Capital, LLC:
4. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
5. A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
6. 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. 1958 December 14, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 852:
   • 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. 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:
   • 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. 1961 March, 'Balmore', “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146:
7. (historical) Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
8. A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
9. (abbreviation, alt-of) Short for diving regulator.
   alt of diving regulator

Forms

Coordinates

modulator · attenuator · governor · modulator · attenuator · legislator · synchronizer · synchronizer · governor

Deriveds

regulatress · deregulator · acidity regulator · regulatorship · osmoregulator · superregulator · mechanoregulator · photoregulator · autoregulator · oncoregulator · multiregulator · bioregulator · riboregulator · microregulator · mucoregulator · phosphoregulator · transregulator · oxyregulator · thermoregulator · battery regulator · phytoregulator · dysregulator · neuroregulator · immunoregulator · coregulator · hyporegulator · voltage regulator · vasoregulator · metalloregulator

Hypernyms

lawmaker

Relateds

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

Synonyms

bulldozer

Translations (48)

es regulador (device that controls or limits something) · sv regulator (person or group that sets standards of practice) · ru регулиро́вщица (person or group that sets standards of practice) · cs regulátor (device that controls or limits something) · fi säätelygeeni (type of gene) · ca regulador (device that controls or limits something) · kk реттегіш (device that controls or limits something) · fi sääntelijä (person or group that sets standards of practice) · id pengatur (person or group that sets standards of practice) · sv regulator (very accurate clock used by clockmakers) · hi नियंत्रक (person or group that sets standards of practice) · ru регулиро́вщик (person or group that sets standards of practice) · es regulador (type of gene) · fr régulateur (type of gene) · uk регулюва́льник (person or group that sets standards of practice) · ru регуля́тор (device that controls or limits something) · ms pengawal selia (person or group that sets standards of practice) · sv regulator (device that controls or limits something) · id regulator (person or group that sets standards of practice) · uk регулюва́льниця (person or group that sets standards of practice) · tr dedantör (device that controls or limits something) · id regulator (very accurate clock used by clockmakers) · pl regulator (device that controls or limits something) · bg регула́тор (device that controls or limits something) · pt regularizador (person or group that sets standards of practice) · be рэгуліро́ўшчык (person or group that sets standards of practice) · ga rialtán (device that controls or limits something) · ar مُنَظِّم (person or group that sets standards of practice) · cs regulátor (person or group that sets standards of practice) · fi tarkkuuskello (very accurate clock used by clockmakers) · pl regulator (person or group that sets standards of practice) · hy կարգավորիչ (person or group that sets standards of practice) · ar منظِّم (device that controls or limits something) · fi regulaattori (rail transport: device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinder) · it regolatore (device that controls or limits something) · pt regulador (type of gene) · ca regulador (type of gene) · bg регула́тор (type of gene) · pt regulador (device that controls or limits something) · be рэгуліро́ўшчыца (person or group that sets standards of practice) · uk регуля́тор (device that controls or limits something) · ko 조절기 (device that controls or limits something) · tr regülatör (person or group that sets standards of practice) · it legislatore (person or group that sets standards of practice) · it erogatore (device that controls or limits something) · be рэгуля́тар (device that controls or limits something) · it regolatore (type of gene) · fi säädin (device that controls or limits something)

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