Definitions for regulation

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regulation reg·u·la·tion

Spelling: [reg-yuh-ley-shuh n]

IPA: /ˌrɛg yəˈleɪ ʃən/

Regulation is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 1191 anagrams from letters in regulation (aegilnortu).

Definitions for regulation

noun

1. a law, rule, or other order prescribed by authority, especially to regulate conduct.
2. the act of regulating or the state of being regulated.
3. 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.
4. 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.
5. Sports. the normal, prescribed duration of a game according to the sport's regulations, exclusive of any extra innings, overtime period, etc.:

adjective

1. prescribed by or conforming to regulation:
2. usual; normal; customary:

Origin of regulation

First recorded in 1665-75; regulate + -ion

Examples for regulation

In medical circles the system of regulation has generally been defended.

The regulation of your time and occupations would be your own.

Others fear that giving them the force of regulation could be more harmful because they would become outdated quickly.

In practice, regulation tends to have the opposite effect of the pro-consumer policies the agency claims to promote.

The resulting negotiation, they hope, would gut the EPA regulation.

The assumptions of the “regulation as public interest” crowd undermine their stated conclusions.

He would like to say, however, that he strongly believed in regulation.

Smaller upstarts, however, are thwarted by the heavy cost of regulation before they even get a chance to enter the market.

There is one feature of the regulation in question, however, that does pain us.

Finding the way long, he opened the book and read the regulation prayers.