moderator

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   Someone who moderates.

   • Angling was […] a moderator of passions.
2. 2

   The person who presides over a synod of a Presbyterian church.

3. 3

   A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a…

   A substance (often water or graphite) used to decrease the speed of fast neutrons in a nuclear reactor and hence increase likelihood of fission.

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   1. 4

      A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent…

      A device used to deaden some of the noise from a firearm, although not to the same extent as a suppressor or silencer.

   2. 5

      An examiner at Oxford and Cambridge universities.

      • One hall called Civil Law Hall or School, flouriſhed about this time (though in its buildings decayed) by the care of the learned and judicious Dr. Will. Warham Principal or Moderator thereof […]
   3. 6

      At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an…

      At the University of Dublin, either the first (senior) or second (junior) in rank in an examination for the degree of Bachelor of Arts.

   4. 7

      Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different…

      Someone who supervises and monitors the setting and marking of examinations by different people to ensure consistency of standards.

   5. 8

      A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of…

      A mechanical arrangement for regulating motion in a machine, or producing equality of effect.

   6. 9

      A kind of lamp in which the flow of the oil to the wick is regulated.

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