regulator
Collocations
3ADJ.
continuing, over
VERB + REGULATOR
took
REGULATOR + NOUN
fireman, wheddon
Definitions
noun
A device that controls or limits something.
A device that controls or limits something.
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.
[…]in part because a key county reservoir had to been^([sic]) drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
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.
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Synonyms
noun — a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
4The regulator stopped working and the resulting overvoltage destroyed the device.
Wiktionary[…]in part because a key county reservoir had to been^([sic]) drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
WiktionaryDriver G. A. Rowett, of the North Eastern Region's Neville Hill shed, now joined the locomotive as pilotman, and actually took over the regulator, Fireman Wheddon continuing to fire.
WiktionaryThe case was referred to the media regulator.
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