different between regular vs unchanging

English

Etymology

From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin r?gul?ris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from r?gula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: re?gyo?ol?r IPA^(key): /????j?l?/
• (US) enPR: re?gy?l?r, re?gy?l?r, IPA^(key): /????j?l?/, /????l??/, [????j??l?], [????l??]
• Rhymes: -??j?l?(?), -??j?l?(?), -???l?(?)
• (US) Hyphenation: reg?u?lar

Adjective

regular (comparative more regular, superlative most regular)

1. (Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular). [from 14th c.]
2. Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.]

   Synonyms: equable, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady

   Antonyms: chaotic, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unsteady

3. (geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]
4. (geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
5. Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: in order, ruly, tidy; see also Thesaurus:orderly

   Antonyms: chaotic, tumultuous; see also Thesaurus:disorderly
6. (astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
7. (now rare) Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.). [from 16th c.]

   Synonyms: decent, seemly, well-mannered

   Antonyms: degenerate, irregular

8. Happening at constant (especially short) intervals. [from 17th c.]

   Synonyms: cyclical, frequent; see also Thesaurus:periodic

   Antonyms: irregular, noncyclic

9. (grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]

   Synonym: (verbs) weak

   Antonyms: irregular, (verbs) strong

10. (chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]

    Synonyms: basic, common, unremarkable; see also Thesaurus:normal, Thesaurus:common

    Antonyms: irregular, outlandish, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange
11. (chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]

    Antonym: irregular

12. Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way. [from 18th c.]
13. (colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright. [from 18th c.]

    Synonyms: absolute, thorough, unalloyed; see also Thesaurus:total
14. (botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.

15. (crystallography) Isometric.
16. (snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.

    Antonym: goofy

17. (mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.

Antonyms

• irregular
• non-regular, nonregular

Coordinate terms

• (snowboarding): switch

Related terms

Translations

Adverb

regular (not comparable)

1. (archaic, dialect, nonstandard) Regularly, on a regular basis.

Noun

regular (plural regulars)

1. A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
2. A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.

3. A frequent customer, client or business partner.

4. (Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
5. Anything that is normal or standard.
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     You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.

6. A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
7. A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
8. A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.

Synonyms

• (routine visitor): frequenter, habitué, patron, usual suspects

Antonyms

• non-regular, nonregular

Translations

References

• regular in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• regular in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

Asturian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.

Adjective

regular (epicene, plural regulares)

1. regular
2. fine, OK, average

Related terms

• regularidá

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?. Compare the doublet reglar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Verb

regular (first-person singular indicative present regulo, past participle reguláu)

1. to regulate

Conjugation

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /r?.?u?la/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /re.?u?la?/
• Rhymes: -a(?)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.

Adjective

regular (masculine and feminine plural regulars)

1. regular (having a constant pattern)

   Antonym: irregular

2. normal, average
3. (geometry) regular (both equilateral and equiangular)

   Antonym: irregular

Derived terms

• regularitat
• regularitzar
• regularment

Related terms

• irregular
• regla

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, past participle regulat)

1. (transitive) to regulate

Conjugation

Derived terms

• regulador

Related terms

• regulació

Further reading

• “regular” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “regular” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “regular” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “regular” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /???u?la?/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /?e?u?la(?)/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.

Adjective

regular m or f (plural regulares, comparable)

1. regular
2. average

Declension

Derived terms

• irregular
• regularmente

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin r?gul?. Compare the doublet regrar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present indicative regulo, past participle regulado)

1. to regulate
2. to tune (an engine)
3. to set (a watch, clock)

Conjugation

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re?u?la?/, [re.??u?la?]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin r?gul?ris.

Adjective

regular (plural regulares)

1. regular, steady, even
2. fair, fairly good, average
3. common, ordinary, middling, so-so
4. (grammar) regular

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin r?gul?re, present active infinitive of r?gul?.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulé, past participle regulado)

1. to regulate
2. to control
3. to adjust
4. to put in order

Conjugation

Related terms

English

Adjective

unchanging (comparative more unchanging, superlative most unchanging)

1. remaining constantly unchanged

Translations

Verb

unchanging

1. present participle of unchange