Definitions
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel)
Word origin
From regulate + -or.
Used in a sentence
“The regulator stopped working and the resulting overvoltage destroyed the device.”
“[…]in part because a key county reservoir had to been^([sic]) drained to reduce earthquake risks highlighted by federal regulators.”
“Driver G. A. Rowett, of the North Eastern Region's Neville Hill shed, now joined the locomotive as pilotman, and actually took over the regulator, Fireman Wheddon continuing to fire.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
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01“Control device”9 letters
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