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• regulator — [reg′yə lāt΄ər] n. [ML] a person or thing that regulates; specif., a) a mechanism for controlling or governing the movement of machinery, the flow of liquids, gases, electricity, steam, etc.; governor b) the part of the works of a watch or clock… …   English World dictionary

• regulator — Any device which controls fluid (gas or liquid) flow, pressure, temperature, voltage, etc. See acetylene regulator current regulator height regulator oxygen regulator pressure regulator valve pressure regulator system pressure regulator voltage… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• regulator — /reg yeuh lay teuhr/, n. 1. a person or thing that regulates. 2. Horol. a. an adjustable device in a clock or a watch for making it go faster or slower. b. a master clock, usually of great accuracy, against which other clocks are checked. 3. Mach …   Universalium

• regulator — reg•u•la•tor [[t]ˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) a person or thing that regulates 2) a) hor an adjustable device in a clock or a watch for making it go faster or slower b) hor a master clock, usu. of great accuracy, against which other clocks are… …   From formal English to slang

• regulator — /ˈrɛgjəleɪtə/ (say regyuhlaytuh) noun 1. someone or something that regulates. 2. Horology a. a device in a clock or a watch for causing it to go faster or slower. b. a master clock, especially one of great accuracy, against which other clocks are …  

• regulator — noun 1. any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑regulate • Hypernyms: ↑control, ↑controller • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• Diving regulator — and Octopus Other names Demand valve Uses Reduces pressurized breathing gas to ambient pressure and delivers it to the diver Inventor Manuel Théodore Guillaumet (1838), Benoît Rouquayrol (1860) …   Wikipedia

• Pressure regulator — A pressure regulator is a valve that automatically cuts off the flow of a liquid or gas at a certain pressure. Regulators are used to allow high pressure fluid supply lines or tanks to be reduced to safe and/or usable pressures for various… …   Wikipedia

• Voltage regulator — A popular three pin 12 V DC voltage regulator IC. A voltage regulator is an electrical regulator designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level. A voltage regulator may be a simple feed forward design or may include negative feedback …   Wikipedia

• Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator — (ATP binding cassette sub family C, member 7) NBD1 of human CFTR complexed with ATP. PDB rendering based on 1xmi …   Wikipedia

• Voltage regulator tube — A voltage regulator tube (VR tube) is an electronic component used as a shunt regulator to hold a voltage constant at a pre determined level.Physically, these devices resemble vacuum tubes, but there are two main differences: * Their glass… …   Wikipedia