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Thesaurus > Related Words: regulator

Words related to regulator

Related / Similar Words: governor

Definition:
  • a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel);
  • any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.;
  • a official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest;

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    Hyponyms: timer, aperture, ballcock, ball cock, draft, faucet, flywheel, peg, petcock, register, safety valve, relief valve, escape valve, escape cock, escape, sluicegate, sluice valve, floodgate, penstock, head gate, water gate, thermostat, thermoregulator

    Derivational Morphology: regulate, regularize, regularise, order, govern, modulate

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