self-regulating

[ self-reg-yuh-ley-ting, self- ]
/ ˌsɛlfˈrɛg yəˌleɪ tɪŋ, ˈsɛlf- /
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adjective

adjusting, ruling, or governing itself without outside interference; operating or functioning without externally imposed controls or regulations: a self-regulating economy; the self-regulating market.
functioning automatically: a self-regulating machine.

Origin of self-regulating

First recorded in 1830–40

Words nearby self-regulating

self-regard, self-regarding, self-registering, self-registering thermometer, self-regulated, self-regulating, self-regulating organization, self-regulation, self-regulative, self-reliance, self-reliant

Words related to self-regulating

mechanical, electronic, electric, automated, motorized, mechanized, robotic, self-moving, self-starting

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British Dictionary definitions for self-regulating

self-regulating

adjective

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