different between regulation vs manipulation

English

Etymology

From regulate +? -ion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /????j??le???n/
• Hyphenation: reg?u?la?tion

Noun

regulation (countable and uncountable, plural regulations)

1. (uncountable) The act of regulating or the condition of being regulated.
2. (countable) A law or administrative rule, issued by an organization, used to guide or prescribe the conduct of members of that organization.

   Army regulations state a soldier AWOL over 30 days is a deserter.

3. A type of law made by the executive branch of government, usually by virtue of a statute made by the legislative branch giving the executive the authority to do so.
4. (European Union law) A form of legislative act which is self-effecting, and requires no further intervention by the Member States to become law.
5. (genetics) Mechanism controlling DNA transcription.
6. (medicine) Physiological process which consists in maintaining homoeostasis.

Translations

Adjective

regulation (not comparable)

1. In conformity with applicable rules and regulations.

Related terms

• rule
• ruler
• regulate
• regulator
• regulatory
• coregulation
• deregulation
• immunoregulation

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• urogenital

English

Etymology

From French manipulation, from Old French manipule, from Latin manipulus.Morphologically manipulate +? -ion

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /m??n?p.ju?le?.??n/
• Rhymes: -e???n

Noun

manipulation (countable and uncountable, plural manipulations)

1. The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.

2. The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.

   After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.

3. The usage of underhanded influence over a person, event, or situation to gain a desired outcome.

   The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation.

   Through subtle manipulations he orchestrated the downfall of his rival.

Translations

See also

• pedipulation

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ni.py.la.sj??/

Noun

manipulation f (plural manipulations)

1. manipulation

Further reading

• “manipulation” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).