regulation : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: regulation	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for regulation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
regulation adj prescribed by or according to regulation; "regulation army equipment" n an authoritative rule Synonym(s): regulation, ordinance a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation" Synonym(s): rule, regulation the state of being controlled or governed (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular Synonym(s): regulation, regularization, regularisation the act of controlling or directing according to rule; "fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians" Synonym(s): regulation, regulating
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Regulation \Reg`ula"tion\ (-l?"sh?n), n. 1. The act of regulating, or the state of being regulated. The temper and regulation* of our own minds. --Macaulay. 2. A rule or order prescribed for management or government; prescription; a regulating principle; a governing direction; precept; law; as, the regulations of a society or a school. {Regulation sword}, {cap}, {uniform}, etc. (Mil.), a sword, cap, uniform, etc., of the kind or quality prescribed by the official regulations. Syn: {Law}; rule; method; principle; order; precept. See {Law}.