control

[ kuhn-trohl ]
/ kənˈtroʊl /

verb (used with object), con·trolled, con·trol·ling.

noun

Verb Phrases

control for, Statistics. to account for (variables in an analysis) by limiting the data under consideration to a comparison of like things: to control for demographic factors.

Origin of control

1425–75; late Middle English co(u)ntrollen (v.) < Anglo-French contreroller to keep a duplicate account or roll, derivative of contrerolle (noun). See counter-, roll

SYNONYMS FOR control

synonym study for control

6. See authority.

OTHER WORDS FROM control

Example sentences from the Web for well-controlled

British Dictionary definitions for well-controlled (1 of 2)

well-controlled

adjective (well controlled when postpositive)

regulated, operated, or restrained successfully or strictly well-controlled research work

British Dictionary definitions for well-controlled (2 of 2)

control
/ (kənˈtrəʊl) /

verb -trols, -trolling or -trolled (tr)

noun

Derived forms of control

controllable, adjective controllability or controllableness, noun controllably, adverb

Word Origin for control

C15: from Old French conteroller to regulate, from contrerolle duplicate register, system of checking, from contre- counter- + rolle roll

Medical definitions for well-controlled

control
[ kən-trōl ]

v.

To verify or regulate a scientific experiment by conducting a parallel experiment or by comparing with another standard.
To hold in restraint; check.

n.

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment.
An individual or group used as a standard of comparison in a control experiment.

Scientific definitions for well-controlled

control
[ kən-trōl ]

A standard of comparison for checking or verifying the results of an experiment. In an experiment to test the effectiveness of a new drug, for example, one group of subjects (the control group) receives an inactive substance or placebo , while a comparison group receives the drug being tested.

Idioms and Phrases with well-controlled

control

see out of control; spin control.