limitation vs regulation

limitation and regulation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
limitation	Yes	No	No	No
regulation	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, regulation is a hypernym of limitation; that is, regulation is a word with a broader meaning than limitation:

Other hypernyms of limitation include regulating.

As nouns, regulation is a hypernym of limitation; that is, regulation is a word with a broader meaning than limitation:

Other hypernyms of limitation include rule.

limitation (noun)	regulation (noun)
an act of limiting or restricting (as by regulation)	the act of controlling or directing according to rule
the quality of being limited or restricted	the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
a principle that limits the extent of something	a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
the greatest amount of something that is possible or allowed	an authoritative command
(law) a time period after which suits cannot be brought	(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
	the state of being controlled or governed

limitation (adjective)	regulation (adjective)
	prescribed by or according to regulation