See Also: Regulation G(money)
Regulation D(finance)
Regulation A(finance)
Regulation U(money)
Regulation T(money)
Regulation S-K(money)
Regulation S-X(money)
up-regulation(medicine)
Regulation Q(money)
Regulation M(money)

regulation (iou)



regulation noun & adjective. M17.
[from REGULATE + -ATION.]
A. noun.
The action or process of regulating a thing or person; the state of being regulated. M17.
C. G. W. Lock Regulation is effected by raising the pendulum bob to make the clock go faster. F. Tomlin The regulation of his private life was a matter of genuine Catholic concern.
b. Biology. The property whereby the nature and growth of the parts of an organism are interrelated so as to produce an integrated whole, and whereby the organism can adapt to injury or other changes. E20.
A rule prescribed for controlling some matter, or for the regulating of conduct; an authoritative direction, a standing rule. E18.
Dickens It's against regulations for me to call at night. A. MacLean Army regulations state that..helicopters must be kept in..readiness.
Electricity. (A measure of) the constancy of the output etc. of an apparatus under conditions of varying load. L19.
b. attrib. or as adjective. That is prescribed by or in accordance with regulations; of the correct type, size, etc.; ordinary, usual, regular. M19.
Dickens The regulation cap..of female servants. V. Woolf The regulation number of socks and drawers.