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regulator vs register

register vs regulator

regulator and register both are nouns.

regulator is not a verb while register is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
regulator Yes No No No
register Yes No Yes No
As nouns, register is a hyponym of regulator; that is, register is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than regulator:
  • regulator: any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.
  • register: a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
Other hyponyms of regulator include aperture, ball cock, ballcock, draft, faucet, spigot, peg, petcock, escape, escape cock, escape valve, relief valve, safety valve, floodgate, head gate, penstock, sluice valve, sluicegate, water gate, thermoregulator, thermostat, linear-quadratic-Gaussian controller, LQG controller.
regulator (noun) register (noun)
any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. a regulator (as a sliding plate) for regulating the flow of air into a furnace or other heating device
a control that maintains a steady speed in a machine (as by controlling the supply of fuel) an air passage (usually in the floor or a wall of a room) for admitting or excluding heated air from the room
an official responsible for control and supervision of a particular activity or area of public interest a cashbox with an adding machine to register transactions; used in shops to add up the bill
(computer science) memory device that is the part of computer memory that has a specific address and that is used to hold information of a specific kind
(music) the timbre that is characteristic of a certain range and manner of production of the human voice or of different pipe organ stops or of different musical instruments
an official written record of names or events or transactions
a book in which names and transactions are listed
regulator (verb) register (verb)
enter into someone's consciousness
indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments
record in a public office or in a court of law
send by registered mail
manipulate the registers of an organ
be aware of
show in one's face
record in writing; enter into a book of names or events or transactions
enroll to vote
have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties
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