regulator
28
3.9
- noun
- /ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtər/
- Specialized
:
regulador
- The pressure regulator ensures that the gas flow remains steady and safe.
- pressure regulator
- growth regulator
- insect growth regulator
And a big one swam past me right in front of him and the tail knocked his regulator out.
- And a big one swam past me right in front of him and the tail knocked his regulator out.
- And it was kind of casting a kind of huge pall over the launch of this new regulator, which I think has an important role to play.
Examples
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Can you check the voltage regulator?
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Exposure to bright light during the day provides a strong natural regulator for the human circadian system.
Academic text (1995) -
So one choice for an additional regulator is the following.
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Take the regulator and give it to your partner for emergency air.
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The Type 10 pressure regulator is now available with an extra high relief.
Academic text (1998) -
We have a regulator, and a flow meter attached to it.
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Check the gauges on the regulator, and watch out for overdoses!
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I'm taking the regulator off in the pneumatic propulsion system.
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Next, the oxygen regulator.
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I'm using pure argon and this is the stock regulator that came with that import welder.
Synonyms
∞
2.7
A part you use to operate or change a machine
74
3.8
A device that makes a machine or system work correctly
38
3.5
A device that keeps a room at a set temperature by turning heating or cooling on and off
11
7.4
A device that controls a machine's speed by changing its fuel or power
1
7.8
A device that keeps a place or object at a steady temperature by controlling heat
Compounds
- Specialized
1
4.9
A device that keeps the electric supply steady or lets you change it
A gene making a membrane protein that controls salt and water in lung cells and whose mutations cause cystic fibrosis
- Specialized
A tool that sets the time when an artillery shell will explode
- Specialized
A natural or man-made substance in plants that controls how they grow and develop
How Controlling
- Specialized
39
3.9
- Specialized
74
3.8
- Specialized
28
3.9
- Specialized
11
7.4
- Specialized
153
4.1
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Regulator comes from the Latin root reg- meaning 'rule' or 'guide'. So a regulator is a device that keeps things 'regular' by holding heat, pressure, or speed to a set 'rule', helping the machine work safely.