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regulation
[ reg-yuh-ley-shuhn ]
noun
- a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct:
Safety regulations require the use of impact-resistant helmets.
- the act of regulating or the state of being regulated:
Adolescence is a potentially important time in the development of emotion regulation.
Synonyms: adjustment, disposition, dispensation, management, direction
- Sports. the normal, prescribed duration of a game according to the sport's regulations, exclusive of any extra innings, overtime period, etc.:
The Knicks tied the score in the final seconds of regulation, sending the game into overtime.
- Biology. the internal response that an organism undergoes to adapt to external stimuli ( control def 16 ):
Regulation of blood flow is an essential mechanism for delivering oxygen and glucose to the tissues that need it most.
- Genetics. the act or process of controlling the expression of genes:
Scientists are hoping to discover whether viruses can be used to study gene regulation in mammalian cells.
- Embryology. the process by which an embryo can continue to develop normally after it has been damaged:
Added cells become normally integrated into the body of the host embryo, which provides additional evidence of embryonic regulation.
- Electronics. the difference between maximum and minimum voltage drops between the anode and the cathode of a gas tube for a specified range of values of the anode current.
- Machinery. the percentage difference in some quantity related to the operation of an apparatus or machine, as the voltage output of a transformer or the speed of a motor, between the value of the quantity at no-load operation and its value at full-load operation.
regulation
/ ˌrɛɡjʊˈleɪʃən /
noun
- the act or process of regulating
- a rule, principle, or condition that governs procedure or behaviour
- a governmental or ministerial order having the force of law
- embryol the ability of an animal embryo to develop normally after its structure has been altered or damaged in some way
- modifier as required by official rules or procedure
regulation uniform
- modifier normal; usual; conforming to accepted standards
a regulation haircut
- electrical engineering the change in voltage occurring when a load is connected across a power supply, caused by internal resistance (for direct current) or internal impedance (alternating current)
regulation
- Laws through which governments can control privately owned businesses.
Other Words From
- non·reg·u·la·tion noun
- o·ver·reg·u·la·tion noun
- re·reg·u·la·tion noun
- su·per·reg·u·la·tion noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of regulation1
Example Sentences
Shortly after noting in the second statement that “additional regulations will be put in place,” Status8 released a third post outlining a dress code and security measures.
Still, a majority of GOP voters — traditionally leery of regulation — surveyed also backed strengthening building codes and imposing more restrictions on development in high-risk neighborhoods.
The state adopted a more rigorous classification system and regulations, including the state leakage test, in the 1980s.
"Third, there ought to be some regulation of what sort of percentage of service charge could be attributed to management of the building."
In total, the agency added over 1.2 million acres into the zones, over 300,000 of which are in severity zones where many of the state’s fire safety regulations apply.
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