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1. Regulator
   [economics] Economic regulators are usually the agencies established by central government for the control of or intervention in the operation of markets, according to public interest principles and criteria. For example, the fair and efficient operation of markets requires that monopolies a...
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2. Regulator
   An organism that can maintain constant some aspect of its physiology (e.g., body temperature) constant despite different and changing properties of the external environment
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3. Regulator
   See Financial Services Authority.
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4. regulator
   [n] - a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest 2. [n] - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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5. regulator
   In any telecommunications market, governments (and similar entities like the EU) appoint regulators to police competition policy and, in the case of mobile networks, divide up radio bandwidth. The UK regulators are OFTEL and RA (both soon to be replaced by OFCOM).
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6. Regulator
   A device for altering the effective length of a balance-spring by sliding the curb-pins, which lightly restrain it close to its outer end, back and forth along its length.   The earliest balance-spring watches used the Barrow regulator, which incorporated a worm-drive.   This was followed in about 1
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7. regulator
   a device that reduces the pressure or volume of a fluid flowing in a line and maintains the pressure or volume at a specified level.
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8. regulator
   a device that reduces the pressure or volume of a fluid flowing in a line and maintains the pressure or volume at a specified level.
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9. Regulator
   See Voltage regulator.
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10. regulator
    a standard clock used for timing watches and clocks Category: Various industries and crafts
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11. regulator
    A weight-driven pendulum clock with the emphasis on accuracy of timekeeping rather than on ornament. Regulators are usually in the form of a longcase clock, with a temperature compensation facility for the pendulum, a deadbeat escapement, and no striking mechanism. Workshop regulators were made by the clock-maker for his own use, to set other clock …
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12. Regulator
    Reg'u·la`tor noun 1. One who, or that which, regulates. 2. (Machinery) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and ...
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13. regulator
    A substance or process that regulates another substance or process. ... Growth regulators, substances that can alter the growth of a living organism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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14. regulator
    noun any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
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15. regulator
    noun a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
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16. Regulator
    • (n.) A clock, or other timepiece, used as a standard of correct time. See Astronomical clock (a), under Clock. • (n.) A contrivance for regulating and controlling motion, as: (a) The lever or index in a watch, which controls the effective length of the hairspring, and thus regulates the ...
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17. Regulator
    Prevents overcharging of batteries by controlling charge cycle-usually adjustable to conform to specific battery needs.
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18. Regulator
    A device that is used to control the voltage of a circuit by raising and lowering it. Howard Industries is a manufacturer of Regulators.
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19. Regulator
    [automatic control] In automatic control, a regulator is a device which has the function of maintaining a designated characteristic. It performs the activity of managing or maintaining a range of values in a machine. The measurable property of a device is managed closely by specified conditi...
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20. Regulator
    Device (wall, door) used to control the volume of air in an air split.
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21. regulator
    Type: Term Pronunciation: reg-yū-lā′tŏr Definitions: 1. A substance or process that controls another substance or process.
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22. Regulator
    London Underground speak for control room operator.
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23. Regulator
    A device to adjust incoming power so as to avoid overcharging a battery bank. In solar power, the regulator generally just turns the solar array off when the batteries are full. With a wind generator, the regulator generally diverts all or part of the incoming power to a Dump Load when the batteries...
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24. Regulator
    A gas control valve that delivers a set gas pressure regardless of tank pressure. There may be a primary regulator on the gas source and a secondary regulator at the gas connection for each keg.
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25. Regulator
    The Financial Services Authority
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