regulator

See also: Regulator, regülatör, and regulátor

English

Etymology

From regulate +‎ -or.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.leɪ.tə/, /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tə/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.ju.leɪ.tɚ/, /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.leɪ.tɚ/

Noun

regulator (plural regulators)

1. A device that controls or limits something.

   Coordinate terms: governor, modulator, synchronizer

   The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device.

2. A person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.
   • 2021 June 15, Suzanne Rust, “A problem Silicon Valley can’t solve: Drought, quake risk”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[1], Nant Capital, LLC:

     […] in part because a key county reservoir had to been^[sic] drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.

3. A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
4. (genetics) A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.
5. (rail transport) A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.
   • 1961 March, Balmore, “Driving and firing modern French steam locomotives”, in Trains Illustrated, page 146:

     To start No. S.002 effectively with a heavy train, one opens the main regulator sufficiently to move the train off very slowly. An excess of regulator opening with the by-pass valve open can cause heavy slipping; if the worst happens, the slipping continues a little longer after the regulator is closed than on an English locomotive.

   • 2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 42:

     This uncoupling done, Gimbert opened the regulator as Nightall climbed back onto the footplate, in order to pull the one burning wagon away from the rest of the bomb-laden train.

6. (historical) A bulldozer (member of intimidating group of white US Southerners).

Derived terms

• acidity regulator
• battery regulator
• voltage regulator

 

Related terms

• rector
• regimen
• regiment
• régime
• region
• regular
• regulate
• regulation
• rule

Translations

device that controls or limits something

• Arabic: منظِّم
• Belarusian: рэгуля́тар m (rehuljátar)
• Bulgarian: регула́тор (bg) m (regulátor)
• Catalan: regulador m
• Czech: regulátor m
• Finnish: säädin (fi)
• Irish: rialtán m
• Italian: regolatore (it), erogatore
• Kazakh: реттегіш (rettegış)
• Korean: 조절기(調節器) (jojeolgi)
• Polish: regulator (pl) m
• Portuguese: regulador m
• Russian: регуля́тор (ru) m (reguljátor)
• Spanish: regulador m
• Swedish: regulator (sv) c
• Turkish: dedantör (tr)
• Ukrainian: регуля́тор m (rehuljátor)

person or group that sets standards of practice

• Arabic: مُنَظِّم m (munaẓẓim)
• Armenian: կարգավորիչ (hy) (kargavoričʻ)
• Belarusian: рэгуліро́ўшчык m (rehuliróŭščyk), рэгуліро́ўшчыца f (rehuliróŭščyca)
• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} регула́тор (bg) m (regulátor)
• Czech: regulátor m
• Finnish: sääntelijä (fi)
• Indonesian: pengatur (id), regulator (id)
• Italian: legislatore (it)
• Malay: pengawal selia
• Polish: regulator (pl) m
• Portuguese: regularizador m
• Russian: регулиро́вщик (ru) m (reguliróvščik), регулиро́вщица (ru) f (reguliróvščica)
• Swedish: regulator (sv) c
• Turkish: regülatör (tr)
• Ukrainian: регулюва́льник m (rehuljuválʹnyk), регулюва́льниця f (rehuljuválʹnycja)

very accurate clock used by clockmakers

• Finnish: tarkkuuskello
• Indonesian: regulator (id)
• Swedish: regulator (sv) c

type of gene

• Catalan: regulador m
• Finnish: säätelygeeni
• French: régulateur (fr)
• Italian: regolatore (it)
• Portuguese: regulador
• Spanish: regulador

rail transport: device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinder

• Finnish: regulaattori

historical: bulldozer — see bulldozer

Further reading

• “regulator”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “regulator”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “regulator”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Indonesian

Etymology

Internationalism

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.ɡu.ˈla.tɔr/
• Rhymes: -tɔr
• Hyphenation: re‧gu‧la‧tor

Noun

regulator (plural regulator-regulator, first-person possessive regulatorku, second-person possessive regulatormu, third-person possessive regulatornya)

1. regulator:
   1. a device that controls or limits something.

      Synonyms: pembatas, pengatur

   2. a person or group that sets standards of practice, especially those established by law.

      Synonym: pengatur

      Synonym: pengawal selia (Standard Malay)

   3. a very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.
   4. (genetics) a gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.

Related terms

• regulasi

 

Further reading

• “regulator” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Verb

rēgulātor

1. second/third-person singular future passive imperative of rēgulō

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English regulator, French régulateur, German Regulator, ultimately from Latin rēgulō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛ.ɡuˈla.tɔr/
• Rhymes: -atɔr
• Syllabification: re‧gu‧la‧tor

Noun

regulator m inan

1. regulator (device which controls or regulates)
2. regulator (person or group that sets standards of practice)

Declension

Declension of regulator

	singular	plural
nominative	regulator	regulatory
genitive	regulatora	regulatorów
dative	regulatorowi	regulatorom
accusative	regulator	regulatory
instrumental	regulatorem	regulatorami
locative	regulatorze	regulatorach
vocative	regulatorze	regulatory

Derived terms

adverb

• na cały regulator

 

Further reading

• regulator in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• regulator in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French régulateur or German Regulator. By surface analysis, regula +‎ -tor.

Adjective

regulator m or n (feminine singular regulatoare, masculine plural regulatori, feminine and neuter plural regulatoare)

1. regulating

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	regulator		regulatoare		regulatori	regulatoare
	definite	regulatorul		regulatoarea		regulatorii	regulatoarele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	regulator		regulatoare		regulatori	regulatoare
	definite	regulatorului		regulatoarei		regulatorilor	regulatoarelor

Noun

regulator m (plural regulatori)

1. regulator

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	regulator	regulatorul		regulatori	regulatorii
genitive-dative	regulator	regulatorului		regulatori	regulatorilor
vocative	regulatorule			regulatorilor

Etymology 2

Noun

regulator n (plural regulatoare)

1. controller

Declension

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	regulator	regulatorul		regulatoare	regulatoarele
genitive-dative	regulator	regulatorului		regulatoare	regulatoarelor
vocative	regulatorule			regulatoarelor