self-regulating

self-reg·u·lat·ing

(sĕlf′rĕg′yə-lā′tĭng)

adj.

1. Regulating oneself or itself.

2. Regulating itself automatically.

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self′-reg·u·la′tion n.

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self-regulating

or

self-regulatory

adj

(of a business, society, etc) enforcing or upholding its own rules and laws without external agency of intervention

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self`-reg′ulating

adj.

1. adjusting or governing itself without outside interference, controls, or regulations: a self-regulating economy.

2. functioning automatically: a self-regulating machine.

[1830–40]

self`-regula′tion, n.

self`-reg′ulative, self`-reg′ulatory, adj.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

self-regulating - designed to activate or move or regulate itself; "a self-activating sprinkler system" self-acting, self-activating, self-moving automatic - operating with minimal human intervention; independent of external control; "automatic transmission"; "a budget deficit that caused automatic spending cuts"

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Translations

self-regulating

[ˌselfˈregjʊleɪtɪŋ] ADJ → de regulación automática

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