单词 | self-regulator |
释义 | self-regulatorn. 1. A (component of a) machine or system designed to automatically regulate some aspect of its operation. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > other controls governor1797 self-regulator1822 steering1877 telekin1905 trip-wire1916 limiter1968 1822 Newcastle Mag. Aug. 424/2 The transmission of steam from the boiler to the cylinder is constantly proportioned to the work done. It is a beautiful philosophic self-regulator. 1870 Sandusky (Ohio) Daily Reg. 28 June This pressure is increased or decreased as occasion requires by changing the speed of the engine by means of a self-regulator. 1965 U.S. Patent 3,202,343 4 The compressor serves as a self-regulator upon the system. 2. A system, process, organization, etc., which involves or brings about self-regulation. Now esp.: a self-regulatory organization (see self-regulatory adj. 3). ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > independence > [noun] > self-regulation > one who or that which self-regulator1834 1834 Belfast News-Let. 11 Feb. The present Corn Bill is admirable in its principle,..being a self-regulator, admitting corn when it is really wanting,..thus doing away with the necessity of the vexatious interference of Government. 1887 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Daily Jrnl. 9 Sept. Trade and wages are self-regulators. 1925 Jrnl. Social Forces 3 788/1 Competition no longer works as the self-regulator it once did. 1976 Jrnl. Advertising 5 14/1 Little published research exists to guide self-regulators in their evaluation of advertising directed to children. 2012 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 23 May b6/1 The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Wall Street's self-regulator, is also looking into the matter. 3. A person who controls or manages his or her behaviour, emotions, etc.; spec. a student who independently manages his or her learning. Frequently with modifier, as good, poor, etc.rare before late 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > calmness > self-possession or self-control > [noun] > person having possessor1713 cool customer1823 self-regulator1861 1861 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. June 647/1 Any..peculiarity which may transfer them from the class of free self-regulators to that of persons ‘under treatment’. 1985 N. P. Reilly Probl. Perception & Regulation (Ph.D. thesis, Dartmouth College) 79 It is appealing to believe that ‘good’ self-regulators..are able to study regardless of their mood states whereas ‘poor’ self-regulators..tend to find that their studying is affected by their mood. 1996 Amer. Educ. Res. Jrnl. 33 735 All four students classified as low self-regulators expressed frustration due to a lack of knowledge. 2016 C. P. Neck et al. Self-leadership ii. 15 The concept of self-management has been proposed to help people be more effective self-regulators. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, January 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1822 |
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