regulator

Meaning of regulator

noun
  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.
  3. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
  4. A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
  5. A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
  6. A bulldozer (member of intimidating group of white US Southerners).

Information about regulator

  • It is a name.
  • The plural form of regulator is: regulators.
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Hyphenation of regulator

reg-u-la-tor

  • It consists of 4 syllables and 9 chars.
  • regulator is a word polysyllabic because it has four or more syllables

regulator synonyms

Meaning governor:

governor

Translation of regulator

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