regulator

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English

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Etymology

regulate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/, /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/, /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/

Noun

regulator (plural regulators)

  1. A device that controls or limits something.
    The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.
  2. A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
    • 2021 June 15, Suzanne Rust, “A problem Silicon Valley can’t solve: Drought, quake risk”, in Los Angeles Times, Nant Capital, LLC:
      [] in part because a key county reservoir had to been drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
  3. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
  4. (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
  5. (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
    • 1961 March, Balmore, “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146:
      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.
    • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:
      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.
  6. (historical) A bulldozer (member of intimidating group of white US Southerners).

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Indonesian

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Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re.ɡu.ˈla.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -tɔr
  • Hyphenation: re‧gu‧la‧tor

Noun

regulator (plural regulator-regulator, first-person possessive regulatorku, second-person possessive regulatormu, third-person possessive regulatornya)

  1. regulator:
    1. a device that controls or limits something.
      Synonyms: pembatas, pengatur
    2. a person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
      Synonym: pengatur
      Synonym: pengawal selia (Standard Malay)
    3. a very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
    4. (genetics) a gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.

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Latin

Verb

rēgulātor

  1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of rēgulō

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English regulator, French régulateur, German Regulator, ultimately from Latin rēgulō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛ.ɡuˈla.tɔr/
  • Rhymes: -atɔr
  • Syllabification: re‧gu‧la‧tor

Noun

regulator m inan

  1. regulator (device which controls or regulates)
  2. regulator (person or group that sets standards of practice)

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Derived terms

adverb

Further reading

  • regulator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • regulator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French régulateur or German Regulator. By surface analysis, regula +‎ -tor.

Adjective

regulator m or n (feminine singular regulatoare, masculine plural regulatori, feminine and neuter plural regulatoare)

  1. regulating
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Noun

regulator m (plural regulatori)

  1. regulator
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Etymology 2

Noun

regulator n (plural regulatoare)

  1. controller

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