- self-reg|u|la|to|ry
- self-reg|u|la|to|ry «SEHLF REHG yuh luh TR ee, -TOHR-», adjective.= self-regulative. (Cf. ↑self-regulative)
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self-reg|u|lat|ing — «SEHLF REHG yuh LAY tihng», adjective. regulating oneself or itself. Automatic devices are self regulating … Useful english dictionary
self-reg|is|ter|ing — «SEHLF REHJ uh stuhr ihng», adjective. registering automatically … Useful english dictionary
self-reg|u|la|tion — «SEHLF REHG yuh LAY shuhn», noun. regulation by or of oneself or itself … Useful english dictionary
self-reg|u|la|tive — «SEHLF REHG yuh LAY tihv», adjective. tending or serving to regulate oneself or itself … Useful english dictionary
self-regulating — self reg′ulating adj. 1) adjusting or governing itself without outside interference, controls, or regulations: a self regulating economy[/ex] 2) functioning automatically: a self regulating machine[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40 self regula′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
self-regulative — /self reg yeuh lay tiv, self /, adj. used for or capable of controlling or adjusting oneself or itself: a self regulative device. Also, self regulatory /self reg yeuh leuh tawr ee, tohr ee, self /. [1865 70] * * * … Universalium
self-regulating — /self reg yeuh lay ting, self /, adj. 1. adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self regulating economy; the self regulating market. 2.… … Universalium
Self-registering — Self reg is*ter*ing, a. Registering itself; said of any instrument so contrived as to record its own indications of phenomena, whether continuously or at stated times, as at the maxima and minima of variations; as, a self registering anemometer… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-regulated — Self reg u*la ted, a. Regulated by one s self or by itself. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Self-regulative — Self reg u*la*tive, a. Tending or serving to regulate one s self or itself. Whewell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
