control
verbEtymology
From Middle English controllen, from Old French contrerole, from Medieval Latin contrārotulus (“a counter-roll or register used to verify accounts”), from Latin contrā (“against, opposite”) + Medieval Latin rotulus, Latin rotula (“roll, a little wheel”), diminutive of rota (“a wheel”). Partly displaced native Old English wealdan and Old English wieldan, whence their merged reflex English wield.
- derived from rotulus
- derived from contrerole
- inherited from controllen
Definitions
To exercise influence over
To exercise influence over; to suggest or dictate the behavior of.
- With a simple remote, he could control the toy truck.
- This was a wonderful advert for the Premier League, with both Chelsea and United intent on all-out attack - but Ferguson will be concerned at how his side lost their way after imperiously controlling much of the first period.
(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more…
(construed with for) To design (an experiment) so that the effects of one or more variables are reduced or eliminated.
To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by…
To verify the accuracy of (something or someone, especially a financial account) by comparison with another account.
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To call to account, to take to task, to challenge.
- I fortuned to come in, Thys rebell to behold, Whereof I hym controld; But he sayde that he wolde Agaynst my mynde and wyll In my church hawke styll.
To hold in check, to curb, to restrain.
- Because only by the Capette Pellet method of hormonization can growers be assured of controlled dosage and uniform results.
An influence or authority over something.
- The government has complete control over the situation.
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system,…
The method and means of governing the performance of any apparatus, machine or system, such as a lever, handle or button.
Restraint or ability to contain one's movements or emotions, or self-control.
- She had no control of her body as she tumbled downhill. She did not know up from down. It was not unlike being cartwheeled in a relentlessly crashing wave.
A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks,…
A security mechanism, policy, or procedure that can counter system attack, reduce risks, and resolve vulnerabilities; a safeguard or countermeasure.
A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going…
A means of monitoring for, and triggering intervention in, activities that are not going according to plan.
A control group or control experiment.
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or…
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register.
- “The entries in the control accounts reflect respectively the effect of the transactions on the value of Korrinna company’s receivables (sales ledger control account) and payables (purchase ledger control account.”
- "Make sure you enter the total of any credit balances in the sales ledger into the Sales Ledger Control Account and the total of any debit balances in the purchase ledger into the Purchase Ledger Control Account."
An interface element that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude,…
Any of the physical factors determining the climate of a place, such as latitude, distribution of land and water, altitude, exposure, prevailing winds, permanent high- or low-barometric-pressure areas, ocean currents, mountain barriers, soil, and vegetation.
A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an…
A construction in which the understood subject of a given predicate is determined by an expression in context. See control.
A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to…
A spirit that takes possession of a psychic or medium and allows other spirits to communicate with the living.
- "Ah, who are they? I wonder. Guides, controls, psychic entities of some kind. Who the agents of vengeance - or I should say justice - are, is really not essential."
A checkpoint along an audax route.
The neighborhood
- antonymdefy
- antonymrebel
- antonymresist
- antonymobey
- antonymsubmit
- neighborregulate
- neighbortake control
- neighbortake the reins
- neighborhold the reins
- neighborair traffic control
- neighborcontrol tower
- neighborcruise control
- neighboredge control
- neighborflight control
- neighbormaster control
- neighbormind control
- neighbormission control
Derived
array controller, Attempto Controlled English, autocontrolled, biocontrolling, CCB, CCN, CFC, climate-controlled, CNL, controlee, controllability, controllable, controllableness, controlled-access highway, controlled chaos, controlled explosion, controlled flight into terrain, controlledly, controlledness, controlled substance, controlled vocabulary, controllee, controller, controlling, controlling images, controlling interest, controllingly, controllingness, controlment, CR, currency control, decontrol, decontrolled, decontrolling, enantiocontrolled, enantiocontrolling, foreign exchange control, GCI, hypercontrolled, hypercontrolling · +332 more
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at control. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at control. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at control
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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