English noun: regulation |
1. | regulation (communication) an authoritative rule |
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| Synonyms | ordinance |
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| Broader (hypernym) | prescript, rule |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | age limit, assize, game law, speed limit |
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2. | regulation (cognition) a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior |
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| Samples | It was his rule to take a walk before breakfast. Short haircuts were the regulation.
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| Synonyms | rule |
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| Broader (hypernym) | concept, conception, construct |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | cy pres, cy pres doctrine, guideline, guidepost, limitation, restriction, rule of cy pres, rule of thumb, working principle, working rule |
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3. | regulation (state) the state of being controlled or governed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance |
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4. | regulation (process) (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered |
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| Broader (hypernym) | biological process, organic process |
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| Domain category | embryology |
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5. | regulation (act) the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular |
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| Synonyms | regularisation, regularization |
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| Broader (hypernym) | control |
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6. | regulation (act) the act of controlling or directing according to rule |
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| Samples | Fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians.
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| Synonyms | regulating |
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| Broader (hypernym) | control |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | devaluation, gun control, indexation, limitation, restriction, timing |
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