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• Governor — Gov ern*or, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See {Govern}.] 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a chief ruler …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Governor cut-off — Governor Gov ern*or, n. [OE. governor, governour, OF. governeor, F. gouverneur, fr. L. gubernator steersman, ruler, governor. See {Govern}.] 1. One who governs; especially, one who is invested with the supreme executive authority in a State; a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• governor — [guv′ə nər, guv′ərnər] n. [ME governour < OFr governeor < L gubernator, a pilot, steersman, governor] 1. a person who governs; esp., a) a person appointed to govern a dependency, province, town, fort, etc. ☆ b) the elected head of any state …   English World dictionary

• Governor (device) — For other uses, see governor (disambiguation). A governor, or speed limiter, is a device used to measure and regulate the speed of a machine, such as an engine. A classic example is the centrifugal governor, also known as the Watt or fly ball… …   Wikipedia

• governor — /guv euhr neuhr, euh neuhr/, n. 1. the executive head of a state in the U.S. 2. a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison. 3. Also called governor general.… …   Universalium

• governor — [1] A device designed to automatically control the speed or position of some part (i.e., engine speed or transmission speed). Governors are used to prevent an engine from exceeding its maximum rpms. They are also used on rental vehicles to… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Engine displacement — One complete cycle of a four cylinder, four stroke engine. The volume displaced is marked in orange. Engine displacement is the volume swept by all the pistons inside the cylinders of an internal combustion engine in a single movement from top… …   Wikipedia

• Governor (disambiguation) — A Governor is an official, usually acting as the executive of a non sovereign level of government.Governor may also refer to:* Governor (device), a device that regulates the speed of a machine ** Centrifugal governor, a type of governor that… …   Wikipedia

• Engine indicating and crew alerting system — An example of information found on a EICAS Engine Indicating and Crew Alerting System (EICAS) is an integrated system used in modern aircraft to provide aircraft crew with aircraft engines and other systems instrumentation and crew annunciations …   Wikipedia

• governor — gov•er•nor [[t]ˈgʌv ər nər, ə nər[/t]] n. 1) gov the executive head of a state in the U.S 2) a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: the governors of a bank; the governor of a prison[/ex] 3) gov a ruler or …   From formal English to slang

• governor — /ˈgʌvənə / (say guvuhnuh), /ˈgʌvnə / (say guvnuh) noun 1. (often upper case) a person charged with the direction or control of an institution, society, etc.: governors of a bank; governor of a prison. 2. (often upper case) a. the representative… …