单词 | energy regulator |
释义 | > as lemmasenergy regulator energy regulator n. a person or thing which regulates or controls energy (in various contexts); spec. (a) a substance or organ regarded as regulating the release or consumption of energy within the body; (b) a device which controls the flow or use of (electrical) energy in a machine or mechanism; (c) an official or agency responsible for the control and supervision of the energy industry or market. ΚΠ 1897 New Eng. Med. Gaz. July 303 Many medicines must be looked upon as energy regulators only, while foods are energy producers. 1906 Trans. Inst. Mining Engineers 29 584 The circuit furnishes an electric current, of an intensity which is kept sensible constant by means of an automatic energy-regulator. 1944 Winnipeg Free Press 18 July 16/7 We know that the thyroid is the energy regulator of the body. 1973 Xenia (Ohio) Daily Gaz. 3 Dec. 1/1 New energy regulator: rationing possible... Simons..challenges suggestions that his impending appointment as the new federal energy czar lessen the chance of gasoline rationing. 1994 H. Fraser Electric Kiln iii. 30/1 The kiln can be fitted with separate energy regulators controlling the elements in the top and bottom. 1999 Jrnl. Animal Sci. 77 2230/2 Uncoupling protein 3..has been suggested to be an important energy regulator. 2010 Economist 11 Dec. 31/1 Ofgem, the energy regulator, announced an inquiry into competition in the energy sector after profits in the industry jumped by around 40%. < as lemmas |
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