regulation

nouns

an authoritative rule
ordinance, regulation
a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior
"it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
regulation, rule
is derived from
regulate
the state of being controlled or governed
regulation
is a type of (narrower)
the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
"her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"
ascendance, ascendancy, ascendence, ascendency, control, dominance
(embryology) the ability of an early embryo to continue normal development after its structure has been somehow damaged or altered
regulation
domain category
the branch of biology that studies the formation and early development of living organisms
embryology
is a type of (narrower)
a process occurring in living organisms
biological process, organic process
the act of bringing to uniformity; making regular
regularisation, regularization, regulation
is derived from
regulate
the act of controlling or directing according to rule
"fiscal regulations are in the hands of politicians"
regulating, regulation
is derived from
regulate

adjectives

prescribed by or according to regulation
"regulation army equipment"
regulation
is similar to
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
"windows of standard width"; "standard sizes"; "the standard fixtures"; "standard brands"; "standard operating procedure"
standard