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regulator

/ɹɛɡ.juː.leɪt.ə/

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noun

Regler, Steuerung

A device that controls or limits something.

Examples :

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

Der Spannungsregler funktionierte nicht mehr, und die daraus resultierende Überlastung zerstörte das Gerät.

device technology machine system industry

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noun

Aufsichtsbehörde, Regulierungsbehörde

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

Examples :

"The food safety regulator checks restaurants to make sure they are clean and safe. "

Die Lebensmittelaufsichtsbehörde kontrolliert Restaurants, um sicherzustellen, dass sie sauber und sicher sind.

government law business organization

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noun

Präzisionsuhr

A very accurate clock, used by clockmakers to measure the timekeeping of each newly made clock.

Examples :

"The clockmaker carefully compared the newly built grandfather clock to the regulator to ensure its timekeeping was precise. "

Der Uhrmacher verglich die neu gebaute Standuhr sorgfältig mit der Präzisionsuhr, um sicherzustellen, dass ihre Zeitmessung präzise war.

time technology machine device science

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noun

Regulator, Steuergen

A gene involved in controlling the expression of one or more other genes.

Examples :

"The regulator gene makes sure the growth gene is only turned on when the cell needs to divide. "

Das Steuergen stellt sicher, dass das Wachstumsgen nur dann aktiviert wird, wenn sich die Zelle teilen muss.

biology biochemistry

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noun

Regler

A device that controls the supply of steam to the cylinders of a steam locomotive.

Examples :

"The engineer carefully adjusted the regulator to control the steam and keep the train moving smoothly. "

Der Ingenieur justierte den Regler sorgfältig, um den Dampf zu kontrollieren und den Zug reibungslos in Bewegung zu halten.

device machine technical vehicle

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noun

Bulldozer

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

Examples :

"Example Sentence: "Back in the 1930s, in some parts of the rural South, a black person who challenged segregation might be targeted by a regulator." "

In den 1930er Jahren, in einigen Teilen des ländlichen Südens, könnte eine schwarze Person, die die Rassentrennung in Frage stellte, von einem Bulldozer ins Visier genommen werden.

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