REGULATION as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • the act of controlling or directing according to rule
   Synonym(s)
   • regulating (what does regulating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • devaluation (what does devaluation mean?)
   • gun control (what does gun control mean?)
   • indexation (what does indexation mean?)
   • coordination (what does coordination mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
   • determine (what does determine mean?)
   • shape (what does shape mean?)
   • mold (what does mold mean?)
   • influence (what does influence mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
2. Meaning
   • the act of bringing to uniformity
   • making regular
   Synonym(s)
   • regularisation (what does regularisation mean?)
   • regularization (what does regularization mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
   Synonym(s)
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
   • short haircuts were the regulation
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • concept (what does concept mean?)
   • conception (what does conception mean?)
   • construct (what does construct mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • restriction (what does restriction mean?)
   • limitation (what does limitation mean?)
   • guidepost (what does guidepost mean?)
   • guideline (what does guideline mean?)
   • rule of thumb (what does rule of thumb mean?)
   • cy pres (what does cy pres mean?)
   • rule of cy pres (what does rule of cy pres mean?)
   • cy pres doctrine (what does cy pres doctrine mean?)
   • working principle (what does working principle mean?)
   • working rule (what does working rule mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • regularize (what does regularize mean?)
   • regularise (what does regularise mean?)
   • order (what does order mean?)
   • govern (what does govern mean?)
4. Meaning
   • an authoritative rule
   Synonym(s)
   • ordinance (what does ordinance mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • rule (what does rule mean?)
   • prescript (what does prescript mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • game law (what does game law mean?)
   • age limit (what does age limit mean?)
   • assize (what does assize mean?)
   • speed limit (what does speed limit mean?)
5. Meaning
   • (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • organic process (what does organic process mean?)
   • biological process (what does biological process mean?)
6. Meaning
   • the state of being controlled or governed
   Hypernyms(s) regulation is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • dominance (what does dominance mean?)
   • ascendance (what does ascendance mean?)
   • ascendence (what does ascendence mean?)
   • ascendancy (what does ascendancy mean?)
   • ascendency (what does ascendency mean?)
   • control (what does control mean?)

REGULATION as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • prescribed by or according to regulation
   Usage Example(s)
   • regulation army equipment
   Similar To
   • standard (what does standard mean?)