Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - control
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n. & v. --n. 1 the power of directing, command (under the control of). 2 the power of restraining, esp. self-restraint. 3 a means of restraint; a check. 4 (usu. in pl.) a means of regulating prices etc. 5 (usu. in pl.) switches and other devices by which a machine, esp. an aircraft or vehicle, is controlled (also attrib. : control panel; control room). 6 a a place where something is controlled or verified. b a person or group that controls something. 7 a standard of comparison for checking the results of a survey or experiment. --v.tr. (controlled, controlling) 1 have control or command of; dominate. 2 exert control over; regulate. 3 hold in check; restrain (told him to control himself). 4 serve as control to. 5 check, verify. Phrases and idioms controlling interest a means of determining the policy of a business etc., esp. by ownership of a majority of the stock. control rod a rod of neutron-absorbing material used to vary the output power of a nuclear reactor. control tower a tall building at an airport etc. from which air traffic is controlled. in control (often foll. by of) directing an activity. out of control no longer subject to containment, restraint, or guidance. under control being controlled; in order. Derivatives controllable adj. controllability n. controllably adv. Etymology: ME f. AF contreroller keep a copy of a roll of accounts, f. med.L contrarotulare (as CONTRA-, rotulus ROLL n.): (n.) perh. f. F contr{ocirc}le
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I. verb (~led; ~ling) see: roll Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to check, test, or verify by evidence or experiments, to incorporate suitable ~s in , 2. to exercise restraining or directing influence over ; regulate, to have power over ; rule, to reduce the incidence or severity of especially to innocuous levels , intransitive verb to incorporate ~s in an experiment or study, see: conduct ~lability noun ~lable adjective ~ment noun II. noun Usage: often attributive Date: 1590 1. an act or instance of ~ling, skill in the use of a tool, instrument, technique, or artistic medium, the regulation of economic activity especially by government directive, the ability of a baseball pitcher to ~ the location of a pitch within the strike zone, restraint, reserve, one that ~s: as, a. an experiment in which the subjects are treated as in a parallel experiment except for omission of the procedure or agent under test and which is used as a standard of comparison in judging experimental effects, one (as an organism, culture, or group) that is part of a ~, a device or mechanism used to regulate or guide the operation of a machine, apparatus, or system, an organization that directs a spaceflight , a personality or spirit believed to actuate the utterances or performances of a spiritualist medium, see: power ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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