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regulator.

A device that controls or limits something.

9 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/UK/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/UK/ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/US/ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/US
  1. A device that controls or limits something.

  2. A device that controls or limits something. Ellipsis of voltage regulator.

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    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.

  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.

  7. Synonym of bulldozer (“member of intimidating group of white US Southerners”).

    historical
  8. A positive real number determining the density of the units in Dirichlet's unit theorem.

  9. Short for diving regulator.

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Where this word comes from

From regulate + -or.

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