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self-regulating

self-regulating adjective: able to control itself.

Adjective

self-regulating (comparative more self-regulating, superlative most self-regulating)

  1. Able to control itself.
    • The motor was self-regulating, until the governor broke and it suddenly raced out of control.
  2. Of an organization, establishing standards for itself rather than having them legislated for it by government.
    • Lawyers are self-regulating through the bar association, which sets standards and imposes penalties.

self-regulating meaning in Tamil

self-regulating in Tamil

பொறி வகையில், தன்னெழுங்கமைவுடைய, தன்னைத்தானே சரிசெய்து கொள்ளுகிற

Forms of self-regulating

comparativemore self-regulating
superlativemost self-regulating

Origin of self-regulating

From self- + regulating.

Questions about self-regulating

What does self-regulating mean?
Self-regulating means able to control itself.
What is self-regulating in Tamil?
Self-regulating in Tamil is பொறி வகையில், தன்னெழுங்கமைவுடைய, தன்னைத்தானே சரிசெய்து கொள்ளுகிற. See Self-regulating meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is self-regulating?
Self-regulating is an adjective.

Words near self-regulating in the dictionary

  1. self-regeneration
  2. self-registering
  3. self-regulate
  4. self-regulated
  5. self-regulates
  6. self-regulating
  7. self-regulation
  8. self-regulatory
  9. self-reinforce
  10. self-reinforced
  11. self-reinforcement

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Adapted from Wiktionary: self-regulating (page history and authors); self-regulating (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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