REGULATOR as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
   Synonym(s)
   • governor (what does governor mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) regulator is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • controller (what does controller mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • timer (what does timer 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?)
2. Meaning
   • any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
   Hypernyms(s) regulator is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • control (what does control mean?)
   • controller (what does controller mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • aperture (what does aperture mean?)
   • ballcock (what does ballcock mean?)
   • ball cock (what does ball cock mean?)
   • draft (what does draft mean?)
   • faucet (what does faucet mean?)
   • flywheel (what does flywheel mean?)
   • peg (what does peg mean?)
   • petcock (what does petcock mean?)
   • register (what does register mean?)
   • safety valve (what does safety valve mean?)
   • relief valve (what does relief valve mean?)
   • escape valve (what does escape valve mean?)
   • escape cock (what does escape cock mean?)
   • escape (what does escape mean?)
   • sluicegate (what does sluicegate mean?)
   • sluice valve (what does sluice valve mean?)
   • floodgate (what does floodgate mean?)
   • penstock (what does penstock mean?)
   • head gate (what does head gate mean?)
   • water gate (what does water gate mean?)
   • thermostat (what does thermostat mean?)
   • thermoregulator (what does thermoregulator mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • regulate (what does regulate mean?)
   • modulate (what does modulate mean?)
3. Meaning
   • a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest
   Hypernyms(s) regulator is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • official (what does official mean?)
   • functionary (what does functionary 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?)