regulator
UK /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/ US /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/
noun 5
Definitions
noun
1
A device that controls or limits something.
2
A device that controls or limits something.
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.
[…]in part because a key county reservoir had to been^([sic]) drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.
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.
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