Regulator synonyms

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damper
(Music) A device in various keyboard instruments for deadening the vibrations of the strings.
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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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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 device which regulates or controls some action of a machine through automatic feedback.
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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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fsa (related)
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ofgem (related)
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ofcom (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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oft (related)
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government (related)
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railtrack (related)
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Regulator Sentence Examples

  • 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.

  • 7 he torque exerted on the driving-axle by the steam engine just at starting may be that due to the full boiler pressure acting in the cylinders, but usually the weight on the coupled wheels is hardly sufficient to enable advantage to be taken of the full boiler pressure, and it has to be throttled down by the regulator to prevent slipping.

  • 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.

  • Volcano, Treehouse, Training, Swamp, Steam, Regulator, Rebellion, Pier, Fort, Factory, Dam, Catacombs, Carrier, Bunker, Boat Archive, Research, and River.

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