autoregulatedadj.
/ˌɔːtə(ʊ)ˈrɛɡjᵿleɪtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌɔdəˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdᵻd/, /ˌɔdoʊˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdᵻd/, /ˌɑdəˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdᵻd/, /ˌɑdoʊˈrɛɡjəˌleɪdᵻd/ Regulated from within; automatically regulated; = self-regulated adj. 1
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1903 Jrnl. Physical Chem. 7 213 An alternation of increasing and decreasing rates, as in the action of an autoregulated steam engine.
1934 Times 13 June 31/1 Pre-war country cottage in Herts... Auto-regulated central heating. Hot water throughout.
1971 Slavic Rev. 30 196 Either cautiously grafting selected market elements upon the centrally planned command systems or boldly converting them into largely autoregulated variants of ‘market socialism’.
2000 G. Micieli & A. Cavallini in O. Appenzeller et al. Autonomic Nerv. Syst.: Part 2 xiii. 363/1 At pressure levels below the autoregulated range, acute section of sympathetic fibres..can reduce cerebrovascular resistance.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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