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reg·u·la·tor
(rĕg′yə-lā′tər)n.
1. One that regulates, as:
a. The mechanism in a watch by which its speed is governed.
b. A highly accurate clock used as a standard for timing other clocks.
c. A device used to maintain uniform speed in a machine; a governor.
d. A device used to control the flow of gases, liquids, or electric current.
2. One, such as the member of a governmental regulatory agency, that ensures compliance with laws, regulations, and established rules: banking regulators; price regulators.
3. A substance that affects the amount of product or the progress of a biochemical reaction or process: a regulator of embryogenesis.
4. See regulator gene.
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regulator
(ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtə)n
1. a person or thing that regulates
2. (Horology) the mechanism, including the hairspring and the balance wheel, by which the speed of a timepiece is regulated
3. (Horology) a timepiece, known to be accurate, by which others are timed and regulated
4. (Mechanical Engineering) any of various mechanisms or devices, such as a governor valve, for controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, voltage, etc
5. (Genetics) Also called: regulator gene a gene the product of which controls the synthesis of a product from another gene
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reg•u•la•tor
(ˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tər)n.
1. a person or thing that regulates.
2.
a. an adjustable device in a clock or a watch for making it go faster or slower.
b. a master clock, usu. of great accuracy, against which other clocks are checked.
3. any of various devices designed to control the flow of liquids, gases, or electrical current.
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Noun 1. [画像:regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.]regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
aperture - a device that controls amount of light admitted
controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
draft - a regulator for controlling the flow of air in a fireplace
peg - regulator that can be turned to regulate the pitch of the strings of a stringed instrument
petcock - regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining
register - a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve, escape - a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler); it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level
head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, floodgate - regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
thermoregulator, thermostat - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
2. regulator - an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office
3. regulator - a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
controller, control - a mechanism that controls the operation of a machine; "the speed controller on his turntable was not working properly"; "I turned the controls over to her"
flywheel - regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine
timer - a regulator that activates or deactivates a mechanism at set times
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Translations
مُنَظِّم، جِهاز يَتَحَكَّم بالسُّرْعَه
regulátor
kontrollant
szabályozó
gangráîur
düzenleyiciregülatör
regulator
[ˈregjʊleɪtəʳ] N1. (Tech) → regulador m
2. (= person, organization) persona u organización que regula oficialmente un sector de los negocios o la industria
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regulator
[ˈrɛgjʊleɪtər] n (= person, organization) → régulateur/trice m/f
the country's telecoms industry regulator → le régulateur des télécoms du pays
the country's telecoms industry regulator → le régulateur des télécoms du pays
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regular
(ˈregjulə) adjective1. usual. Saturday is his regular day for shopping; That isn't our regular postman, is it? gereeld, gewone مُنْتَظَم، دَوْري нормален habitual obvyklý, řádný gewöhnlich sædvanlig συνηθισμένος habitual harilik, alatine معمول؛ همیشگی tavallinen habituel קבוע नियमित stalan, redovan szokásos biasa vanabundinn, venjulegur abituale いつもの 보통의, 정상인 įprastinis, nuolatinis parasts biasa vast vanlig stały سم، منظم يورنګ يوشان ، په حساب برابر، په قاعده برابر، وړ مناسب، عادى،معيارى وسله وال عسكر habitual obişnuit обычный, привычный zvyčajný običajen uobičajen vanlig เป็นประจํา olağan, alışılmış 普通的 постійний باقاعدہ thường xuyên 普通的
2. (American) normal. He's too handicapped to attend a regular school. gewone عادي، مُنْتَظَم редовен normal obyčejný, normální normal almindelig; normal κανονικός normal, común tavaline عادی tavallinen ordinaire רגיל सामान्य redovan, normalan normális normal venjulegur normale 普通の 정규의 normalus parasts, normāls normal gewoon vanlig, normal normalny عادى normal obişnuit обычный normálny navaden običan vanlig, reguljär ปกติ normal (美國)正規的 нормальний حسب معمول thông thường 正规的
3. occurring, acting etc with equal amounts of space, time etc between. They placed guards at regular intervals round the camp; Is his pulse regular? gereeld مُنْتَظِم равен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regelmæssig κανονικός, τακτός regular korrapärane مرتب؛ منظم säännöllinen régulier סדיר स्थायी redovit, točan szabályos, rendes teratur jafn, reglulegur regolare 一定の 일정한 lygus, vienodas regulārs; noteikts biasa regelmatig jevn, konstant regularny سم، منظم regular regulat, egal правильный, равный pravidelný, riadny pravilen pravilan jämn, regelbunden เกิดขึ้นเป็นประจํา düzenli, muntazam 定期的,有規律的 регулярний; нормальний وقفوں سے ہونے والا cách đều về thời gian và khoảng cách 定时的,有规律的固定的
4. involving doing the same things at the same time each day etc. a man of regular habits. eenvormig, eentonig ثابِت، مألوف постоянен regular pravidelný regelmäßig fast τακτικός regular korrapärane دائمی؛ همیشگی säännöllinen régulier קבוע आम redovan szokásszerű teratur vanabundinn regolare, fisso 規則正しい 규칙적인 pastovus pastāvīgs; noteikts tabiat tetap geregeld regelmessig, vane- uregulowany, systematyczny دايمى regular făcut cu regularitate размеренный pravidelný vsakdanji ustaljen regelbunden ทําเป็นนิสัย muntazam 習慣性的 постійний, систематичний بلا ناغہ thói quen 惯常的有规律的
5. frequent. He's a regular visitor; He's one of our regular customers. gereeld مُتَكَرِّر، مُنْتَظَم редовен frequente pravidelný regelmäßig jævnlig; fast τακτικός, συχνός habitual püsi-, igapäevane دائم vakituinen habituel קבוע बराबर आने वाला čest, stalan (posjetitelj, mušterija) rendszeres sering datang fastur, fasta- abituale いつもの 단골의 nuolatinis, pastovus pastāvīgs; biežs pelanggan tetap vast regelmessig, fast stały تل frequente obişnuit постоянный pravidelný reden čest regelbunden, fast, stam- บ่อย ๆ devamlı, daimî 經常的 постійний بکثرت وقوع پذیر ہونے والا thường xuyên 经常的
6. permanent; lasting. He's looking for a regular job. vaste دائِم дълготраен permanente trvalý regulär fast μόνιμος permanente, fijo püsiv ثابت pysyvä permanent קבוע स्थायी stalan állandó tetap fastur fisso 正規の 오래 지속되는 pastovus pastāvīgs; nemainīgs kerja tetap vast fast stały تل تر تله، دايمى، همشه permanente permanent постоянный trvalý stalen stalan stadig, fast ถาวร düzenli, daimî 永久的 постійний مستقل ổn định 固定的,永久性的
7. (of a noun, verb etc) following one of the usual grammatical patterns of the language. `Walk' is a regular verb, but `go' is an irregular verb. reëlmatig قِياسي правилен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regelmæssig ομαλός regular reeglipärane با قاعده säännöllinen régulier רגיל सामान्य विभक्तियों के अनुरूप pravilan rendes, szabályos verba beraturan reglulegur regolare 規則変化の 규칙 변화의 taisyklingas regulārs, kārtns sejenis kata nama, kata kerja regelmatig regelmessig regularny په قاعده regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen pravilan regelbunden คํานาม หรือกริยาที่ผันตามกฎ düzenli, kurallı 規則的 правильний اسم، فعل وغیرہ کا زبان کے عام قواعدی نمونے کے مطقابق ہونا theo quy tắc 规则的
8. the same on both or all sides or parts; neat; symmetrical. a girl with regular features; A square is a regular figure. simmetries مُتَساوي الأضْلاع симетричен regular pravidelný regelmäßig regulær κανονικός, συμμετρικός regular korrapärane منظم säännöllinen régulier סימטרי समरूप pravilan szabályos simetris reglulegur, jafn, réttur regolare 整った 균형 잡힌 taisyklingas pareizs; simetrisks seragam regelmatig regelmessig, regulær regularny منظم regular regulat правильный pravidelný pravilen, simetričen simetričan regelbunden เป็นระเบียบ düzgün, muntazam 整齊的,勻稱的 правильний متناسب cân đối 整齐的,匀称的
9. of ordinary size. I don't want the large size of packet – just give me the regular one. gewone عادي الحَجْم нормален normal obvyklý normal medium; mellemstor κανονικού μεγέθους de tamaño normal normaalne معمولی normaalikokoinen ordinaire רגיל तुल्य, सम normalne veličine normál (méretű), rendes ukuran biasa venjulegur normale 普通サイズの 보통 크기의 normalus, paprastas parasts; normāls saiz biasa gewoon vanlig zwykły عادی normal de dimensiuni obişnuite нормальный obvyklý navaden običan vanlig, normal ธรรมดา normal 普通尺寸的 звичайний مناسب trung bình 普通尺寸的
10. (of a soldier) employed full-time, professional; (of an army) composed of regular soldiers. staande نِظامي професионален regular pravidelný Berufs-... professionel μόνιμος, τακτικός profesional regulaar- حرفه ای کادر ثابت ارتش kantahenkilökuntaan kuuluva régulier צְבַא קְבָע पूर्णकालिक redovna vojska, profesionalac hivatásos reguler atvinnu- regolare 正規の [군사] 정규의 kadrinis, reguliarusis regulārs; štata-; kadru- bekerja sepenuh masa beroeps- yrkes-, profesjonell zawodowy وسله وال عسكر regular obişnuit кадровый, регулярный pravidelný poklicen profesionalni vojnik stamanställd, reguljära [trupper] ประจําการ muvazzaf, profesyonel 常備軍的,由常備兵組成的 регулярний فوج کا مستقل سپاہی thường trực; chính quy 常备军的,由常备兵组成的
noun1. a soldier in the regular army. beroepsoldaat جُنْدي نِظامي професионален войник soldado profissional voják z povolání der Berufssoldat professionel soldat μόνιμος στρατιώτης soldado profesional regulaarväelane کادر ثابت ammattisotilas soldat/-ate de métier חַיָיל בְקבָע नियमित सैनिक vojnik redovite vojske hivatásos katona tentara reguler atvinnuhermaður (soldato dell'esercito regolare) 正規兵 정규군 kadrinis, profesionalus kariškis regulārās armijas karavīrs askar biasa beroepssoldaat profesjonell, yrkessoldat żołnierz zawodowy وسله وال عسكر soldado profissional soldat de carieră солдат регулярной армии vojak z povolania poklicni vojak vojnik stamanställd soldat ทหารประจําการ muvazzaf asker 正規兵 регулярний військовий مستقل فوج کا سپاہی quân chính quy 正规兵
2. a regular customer (eg at a bar). gereelde klant زُبون مُواظِب редовен клиент freguês habitual stálý zákazník der Stammkunde, die Stammkundin stamgæst τακτικός πελάτης, θαμώνας habitual alaline klient, kunde مشتری دائم vakioasiakas habitué/-ée לָקוֹחַ קָבוּע नियमित रूप से भेंट करने आने वाला redovita mušterija törzsvendég pelanggan tetap fastagestur (cliente abituale/fisso) 常連 단골 손님 nuolatinis lankytojas pastāvīgs apmeklētājs/klients pelanggan tetap vaste klant fast kunde stały gość/klient دايمي اخيستونكي freguês habitual client obişnuit завсегдатай stály zákazník stalni gost redovna mušterija stamgäst, -kund ลูกค้าประจํา devamlı müşteri 常客 постійний відвідувач مستقل گاہک khách quen 常客
ˌreguˈlarity (-ˈla-) noun gereeldheid تَناسُق، دِقَّه، مُواظَبَه، نِظاميَّه، إطّراد редовност regularidade pravidelnost die Regelmäßigkeit regelmæssighed κανονικότητα, ομαλότητα regularidad korrapärasus نظم säännöllisyys régularité קביעות नियमा नुकूलता pravilnost, redovitost szabályosság, rendszeresség keteraturan reglubundinn regolarità 規則正しさ 규칙적임 pastovumas, nuolat pasikartojantis reiškinys regularitāte; sistemātiskums kebiasaan regelmaat regelmessighet, jevnhet regularność, systematyczność سمون نظم ، برابر تيا regularidade regularitate регулярность pravidelnosť pravilnost pravilnost regelbundenhet ประจํา düzenlilik 規律性,規則性 правильність; регулярність باقاعدگی sự thường xuyên 规则性
ˈregularly adverb1. at regular times, places etc. His heart was beating regularly. bestendig بصورَةٍ مُنْتَظَمَه редовно regularmente pravidelně regelmäßig regelmæssigt κανονικά, σε τακτά διαστήματα con regularidad, regularmente korrapäraselt به طور منظم säännöllisesti régulièrement בְאוֹפֶן סָדִיר नियमित रूप से pravilno szabályosan secara teratur reglulega regolarmente 規則正しく 규칙적으로 tolygiai, vienodai regulāri; normāli dalam kadar yang tetap regelmatig regelmessig regularnie, miarowo په منظم ډول، په سمه توګه، په خپل وخت regularmente (în mod) regulat через одинаковые промежутки pravidelne pravilno pravilno regelbundet, jämnt อย่างเป็นประจํา düzenli olarak 規律地,定點地 нормально باقاعدگی سے đều đặn 有规律地,规则地
2. frequently. He comes here regularly. gereeld بانْتِظام، بصورَةٍ مُتَكَرِّرَه често com frequência často regelmäßig jævnligt τακτικά, συχνά regularmente, con frecuencia sageli به طور مکرر usein régulièrement בְּאוֹפֶן רָגִיל अकसर redovito rendszeresen; gyakran sering reglulega regolarmente しょっちゅう 자주 nuolat, reguliariai regulāri; bieži kerap regelmatig regelmessig, jevnt regularnie په سمه توګه com frequência regulat, frecvent регулярно často redno često regelbundet บ่อย ๆ sık sık 經常地 регулярно پابندی سے một cách thường xuyên 经常地
ˈregulate (-leit) verb1. to control. We must regulate our spending; Traffic lights are used to regulate traffic. reguleer يُنَظِّم контролирам controlar regulovat regeln styre; regulere κανονίζω, ρυθμίζω regular reguleerima تحت نظارت درآوردن säännöstellä régler לְווָסֶת नियमन करना regulirati, odrediti szabályoz mengontrol, mengatur stjórna regolare 規制する 통제하다 reguliuoti, tvarkyti, reglamentuoti regulēt mengawal regelen regulere regulować برابر ول، سمول، اداره كول، كنټرولول، منظمول، تعديلول controlar a reglementa контролировать; регулировать regulovať urediti kontrolisati reglera ควบคุม (ทางวิศวกรรม) düzenlemek 控制 регулювати منظم کرنا kiểm soát 控制
2. to adjust (a piece of machinery etc) so that it works at a certain rate etc. Can you regulate this watch so that it keeps time accurately? verstel يُعَدِّل، يَضْبُط сверявам regular seřídit einstellen justere; stille ρυθμίζω regular korda seadma تنظیم کردن säätää régler לְכָווֵן संमजित करना podesiti beállít mencocokkan stilla regolare 調整する 조절하다 sureguliuoti noregulēt (mehānismu) membetulkan reguleren stille, justere wyregulować منظمول regular a regla регулировать nastaviť uravnati srediti justera, ställa in ปรับเครื่องจักรให้ทํางานคงที่ ayarlamak 調整,校準 вивіряти, регулювати درست کرنا điều chỉnh 调整,校准
ˌreguˈlation noun1. a rule or instruction. There are certain regulations laid down as to how this job should be done, and these must be obeyed; (also adjective) Please use envelopes of the regulation size. regulasie أنْظِمَه، تَعْليمات، قَوانين правило regulamento předpis; předepsaný die Regelung; vorschriftsmäßig regel; foreskrevet κανονισμός, κανόνας regla juhis مقررات sääntö règlement; réglementaire תקנה नियमन, नियमानुकूलन propisan előírás(os) peraturan regla, reglugerð regola; regolamentare 規則 규칙, 규정 taisyklė, nuostatai, reglamentas; nustatytas instrukcija; nolikums; noteikums peraturan voorschrift regel, bestemmelse przepis قاعده، مقررات، كړن لاره regulamento regulă; reglementare правило predpis; predpísaný predpis; predpisan pravila regel, föreskrift, reglemente กฎข้อบังคับ kural, tüzük, yönetmelik 規則,法令 регулювання; правило قانون qui định 规章,法规
2. the act of regulating. the regulation of a piece of machinery. regulering تَنْظيم، ضَبْط регулиране regulação seřízení die Einstellung justering; indstilling ρύθμιση regulación reguleerimine تنظیم säätö réglage ויסות बन्दोबस्त pravilo szabályozás pengaturan stilling regolamento 調整 규제 reguliavimas regulēšana akta regulering regulering, innstilling regulacja تنظیم regulação reglare регулировка nastavenie uravnanje regulisanje reglering, inställning การวางข้อกําหนด düzenleme 調整 регулювання; інструкція باضابطہ بنانے کا عمل sự điều chỉnh 调整
ˈregulator (-lei-) noun a thing that regulates (a piece of machinery etc). regulator مُنَظِّم، جِهاز يَتَحَكَّم بالسُّرْعَه стабилизатор regulador regulátor der Regler kontrollant ρυθμιστής regulador regulaator تنظیم کننده säädin régulateur וסת प्रबन्धकर्ता regulator szabályozó (készülék) regulator gangráður/-stillir regolatore 調整器 규제자, 조절 장치 reguliatorius regulators pengatur regelaar regulator regulator سموونكى، برابرونكى regulador regulator регулятор regulátor regulator regulator reglage, regulator เครื่องควบคุมอัตโนมัติ düzenleyici, regülatör 調節器,校準器 регулятор پرزہ máy điều chỉnh 调节器,标准仪
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n. regulador-a.
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