regulation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
an authoritative rule
Types & categories
- prescript hypernym
- game law hyponym
- age limit hyponym
- assize hyponym
- speed limit hyponym
Sense 2 adjective
prescribed by or according to regulation
regulation army equipment
Related & opposite
- standard similar to
Sense 3 noun
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast
Types & categories
- conception hypernym
- limitation hyponym
- guidepost hyponym
- cy pres hyponym
- working principle hyponym
Related & opposite
- regularize derivation
Sense 4 noun
the state of being controlled or governed
Types & categories
- ascendance hypernym
Sense 5 noun
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
Types & categories
- organic process hypernym
Related & opposite
- embryology domain topic
Sense 6 noun
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
Types & categories
- control hypernym
Related & opposite
- regularize derivation
- regularize derivation
Sense 7 noun
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
Types & categories
- control hypernym
- devaluation hyponym
- gun control hyponym
- indexation hyponym
- timing hyponym
- restriction hyponym
Related & opposite
- shape derivation
- regularize derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | prescript |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | game law |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | age limit |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | assize |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speed limit |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | standard |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | regularize |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | conception |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | limitation |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | guidepost |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | cy pres |
| 3 | hyponym | Types & categories | working principle |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | ascendance |
| 5 | domain topic | Related & opposite | embryology |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | organic process |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | regularize |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | regularize |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | shape |
| 7 | derivation | Related & opposite | regularize |
| 7 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | devaluation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | gun control |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | indexation |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | timing |
| 7 | hyponym | Types & categories | restriction |