regulation
adjective
1. prescribed by or according to regulation
- regulation army equipment
Similar word(s): standard
noun
1. an authoritative rule
Similar word(s): ordinance
Definition categories: communication, prescript, rule
2. a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
- short haircuts were the regulation
Similar word(s): rule
Definition categories: thought, concept, conception, construct
3. the state of being controlled or governed
Definition categories: state, ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance
4. (embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
Definition categories: process
5. the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
Similar word(s): regularization
Definition categories: act, control
6. the act of controlling or directing according to rule
- fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians
Similar word(s): regulating