regulator.
A device that controls or limits something.
Meaning & usage
A device that controls or limits something.
A device that controls or limits something. Ellipsis of voltage regulator.
The regulator stopped working and the resulting overvoltage destroyed the device.
A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially regulatory law as sanctioned by statutory law.
A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).
A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.
Short for diving regulator.
Where this word comes from
From regulate + -or.
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.