noun Download 🔗Share A device that controls or limits something. Examples : "The voltage regulator stopped working and the resulting overload destroyed the device." device technology machine system industry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " government law business organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " time technology machine device science Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " biology biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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. " device machine technical vehicle Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share 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." " group person history Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading