self-regulating — /self reg yeuh lay ting, self /, adj. 1. 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. 2.… … Universalium
self-regulating — /ˌsɛlf ˈrɛgjəleɪtɪŋ/ (say .self regyuhlayting) adjective 1. (of a machine) capable of automatically and appropriately adjusting itself: a self regulating defrost system. 2. (of an industry, profession, market, etc.) functioning correctly without… …
self-regulating — self reg′ulating adj. 1) adjusting or governing itself without outside interference, controls, or regulations: a self regulating economy[/ex] 2) functioning automatically: a self regulating machine[/ex] • Etymology: 1830–40 self regula′tion, n.… … From formal English to slang
self-regulating — [self′reg′yə lāt΄iŋ] adj. regulating oneself or itself, so as to function automatically or without outside control self regulation n … English World dictionary
autoregulative — adj. self regulating, automatically controlled … English contemporary dictionary
autoregulatory — adj. self regulating, automatically controlled … English contemporary dictionary
guide rope — noun a rope used to guide the movement of the load of a crane • Hypernyms: ↑rope * * * noun : a rope hung from a balloon or dirigible so as to trail along the ground for about half its length and used especially to preserve altitude by variation… … Useful english dictionary
Trace heating — Electric Trace Heating, also known as Electric Heat Tracing and Electric Surface Heating, is a system used to maintain or raise the temperature of pipes and vessels. Trace heating takes the form of a electrical like heating element run in… … Wikipedia
Valve — This article is about the flow control device. For the game developer, see Valve Corporation. For the electronic component, see Vacuum tube. For other uses, see Valve (disambiguation). These water valves are operated by handles. A valve is a… … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
property law — Introduction principles, policies, and rules by which disputes over property are to be resolved and by which property transactions may be structured. What distinguishes property law from other kinds of law is that property law deals with… … Universalium