self-regulating

sɛlf ˈrɛɡjʊˌleɪtɪŋ

Definition

Definition of self-regulating - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

self-governingenforcing its own rules without outside intervention

The community is self-regulating, managing its own affairs.

autonomous

independent

self-governing

automaticdesigned to operate or adjust itself

The self-regulating machine requires minimal human supervision.

self-controlling

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Origin of self-regulating

English, self (oneself) + regulate (control)

Terms with self-regulating included in their meaning

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liberal

economics

person favoring laissez-faire and self-regulating markets

automatic control

science

branch of engineering studying self-regulating systems and feedback methods

Gaia hypothesis

ecological theory

theory that Earth's living and nonliving parts form a self-regulating system

autonomic computing

technology

field of study focused on developing self-regulating systems

self-acting

adj.

self-regulating

designed to activate or regulate itself

Examples of self-regulating in a sentence

A self-regulating economy can adapt to changes without intervention.
The self-regulating thermostat keeps the room comfortable.
A self-regulating economy can adjust to changes without intervention.

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French:autonome, autorégulant, ...
German:selbstregulierend, ...
Italian:autonomo, autoregolante, ...
Spanish:autoregulado, autorregulador, ...
Portuguese:autorregulador, ...
Chinese:自我管理的, 自动调节的, ...
Japanese:自己規制の, 自己調整型の, ...
Arabic:ذَاتِي التَّنْظِيم, ذَاتِي التَّنْظِيم, ...
Hebrew:מְוֻסָּת עַצְמִי, מְכוּוֶן עַצְמִית, ...
Russian:саморегулирующийся, ...
Ukrainian:саморегульований, саморегулюючий, ...
Hindi:स्वनियामक, स्वयं-नियंत्रित, ...
Bengali:স্বনিয়ন্ত্রিত, স্বয়ংক্রিয়, ...
Catalan:autoregulador, autoregulat, ...
Czech:samoregulační, samočinný, ...
Danish:selvregulerende, selvjusterende, ...
Dutch:zelfregulerend, zelfregulerende, ...
Greek:αυτορυθμιζόμενος, αυτόματος, ...
Hungarian:önszabályozó, automatikusan szabályozó, ...
Khmer:គ្រប់គ្រងខ្លួនឯង, គ្រប់គ្រងដោយស្វ័យប្រវត្តិ, ...
Korean:자치적인, 자동 조절, ...
Persian:خودگردان, خودکار, ...
Polish:samoregulujący się, samoregulujący, ...
Portuguese (BR):auto-regulador, autorregulador, ...
Romanian:autoreglementat, autoreglabil, ...
Swedish:självreglerande, ...
Thai:กำกับดูแลกันเอง, ปรับตัวเองได้, ...
Turkish:kendi kendini düzenleyen, kendi kendini ayarlayan, ...
Vietnamese:tự quản, tự vận hành, ...

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