REGULATOR
\ɹˈɛɡjuːlˌe͡ɪtə], \ɹˈɛɡjuːlˌeɪtə], \ɹ_ˈɛ_ɡ_j_uː_l_ˌeɪ_t_ə]\
Definitions of REGULATOR
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
By Princeton University
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a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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One who, or that which, regulates.
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A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive.
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A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock.
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A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes.
By Oddity Software
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One who, or that which, regulates.
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A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the vibrations of the balance. (b) The governor of a steam engine. (c) A valve for controlling the admission of steam to the steam chest, in a locomotive.
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A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock.
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A member of a volunteer committee which, in default of the lawful authority, undertakes to preserve order and prevent crimes; also, sometimes, one of a band organized for the comission of violent crimes.
By Noah Webster.
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One who, or that which, controls or governs in accordance with rules; a device for controlling motion; as, the regulator of a watch; a clock specially constructed to keep correct time, and used as a standard.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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One who or that which regulates; the lever of a watch, which regulates its motions; any part of a machine which regulates its movements.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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