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self-regulating

[ self-reg-yuh-ley-ting, self- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

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.
functioning automatically:
a self-regulating machine.

self-regulating

(of a business, society, etc) enforcing or upholding its own rules and laws without external agency of intervention

First recorded in 1830–40

It is known as the "solid-wheel, self-regulating pattern," and was invented about seventeen years ago.

The manner in which this self-regulating system worked was amusing, and Rosalind Torrington stood by, and enjoyed it greatly.

The installation and use of fireless cookers, self-regulating ovens, is a first step.

The building is lighted by the Mather self regulating, incandescent system of electricity.

The self-regulating lamps may be classified into groups depending upon the nature of the regulating appliances.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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