Regulator synonyms

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transformer
A device used to transfer electric energy from one circuit to another, especially a pair of multiply wound, inductively coupled wire coils that effect such a transfer with a change in voltage, current, phase, or other electric characteristic.
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damper
(Music) A device in various keyboard instruments for deadening the vibrations of the strings.
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safety device
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thermostat
A device that sets off equipment at a certain temperature, as a fire alarm system
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clock
A source of regularly occurring pulses used to measure the passage of time, as in a computer.
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lever
A small such piece to trigger or control a mechanical device (like a button).
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adjuster
One who adjusts, especially for the insurance industry's employment title "claims adjuster."
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governor
A feedback device on a machine or engine that is used to provide automatic control, as of speed, pressure, or temperature.
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index
An alphabetical list of contents, as names or subjects; specif., such a list, together with the page numbers where they appear in the text, usually placed at the end of a book or other publication
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valve
A membranous structure in a hollow organ or passage, as in an artery, that folds or closes to prevent the return flow of the body fluid passing through it.
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knob
A handle, usually round, of a door, drawer, etc.
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button
A mechanical device meant to be pressed with a finger in order to open or close an electric circuit or to activate a mechanism.
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control
Authority or ability to manage or direct:
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pressure-valve
A valve designed to open when subjected to a given amount of pressure. Also used figuratively.
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switch
A device to turn electric current on and off or direct its flow.
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dial (related)
A usually graduated disk or knob for controlling some function, as the selection of a TV channel or the temperature of an oven
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director
Of a corporation, an individual selected to serve on its board of directors and thereby oversee the management of its affairs.
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manager
One who directs a business or other enterprise.
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regulator gene (related)
A gene that causes the production of a protein that regulates or suppresses the activity of one or more structural genes.
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ofgem (related)
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regulatory (related)
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watchdog (related)
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ofwat (related)
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oftel (related)
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dti (related)
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government (related)
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railtrack (related)
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  • This rocky barrier acts as a regulator for the water received from Albert Edward Nyanza and, by checking the erosion of the river bed, tends to maintain the level of the lake.

  • In every country a small and generally diminishing proportion of the children is born out of wedlock, but the primary regulator of the native growth of a community is the institution of marriage.

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