Lexic.us

Definition of Control

1. Noun. Power to direct or determine. "Under control"

2. Verb. Exercise authoritative control or power over. "Command the military forces"

3. Noun. A relation of constraint of one entity (thing or person or group) by another. "They instituted controls over drinking on campus"

4. Verb. Lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits. "Control your anger"

5. Noun. (physiology) regulation or maintenance of a function or action or reflex etc. "He had lost control of his sphincters"

6. Verb. Handle and cause to function. "Control the lever"

7. Noun. A standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment. "The control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"

8. Verb. Control (others or oneself) or influence skillfully, usually to one's advantage. "She keeps in line"

9. Noun. The activity of managing or exerting control over something. "The control of the mob by the police was admirable"

10. Verb. Check or regulate (a scientific experiment) by conducting a parallel experiment or comparing with another standard. "Are you controlling for the temperature?"

11. Noun. The state that exists when one person or group has power over another. "Her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her"

12. Verb. Verify by using a duplicate register for comparison. "Control an account"

13. Noun. Discipline in personal and social activities. "She never lost control of herself"

14. Verb. Be careful or certain to do something; make certain of something. "Control the quality of the product"

15. Noun. Great skillfulness and knowledge of some subject or activity. "A good command of French"

16. Verb. Have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of. "Do you control these data?"

17. Noun. A mechanism that controls the operation of a machine. "I turned the controls over to her"

18. Noun. A spiritual agency that is assumed to assist the medium during a seance.

19. Noun. The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc.. "They wanted to repeal all the legislation that imposed economic controls"

Definition of Control

1. n. A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

2. v. t. To check by a counter register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to confute.

3. n. The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;

Definition of Control

1. to exercise authority over [v -TROLLED, -TROLLING, -TROLS]

Medical Definition of Control

1. In research, control subjects or control procedures permit comparison with experimental results. The first controlled clinical research was probably done in 1875 by the British naval surgeon James Lind who, on board the HMS Salisbury, gave sailors with scurvy either oranges or lemons or cider or vinegar or nutmeg (or another treatment) and after just six days discovered that the citrus-consuming sailors had recovered from scury, until then the scourge of extended sea voyages, while the sailors who had been given the other treatments remained uncured. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Control

contrite contritely contriteness contritenesses contrition contritions contrivance contrivances contrive contrived

contriver contrivers contrives contriving control (current term) control (current term) controle controllability controllable controlled

controlled clinical trial controlled clinical trials controlled hypotension controlled mechanical ventilation controlled respiration controlled substance controlled substance controlled thermonuclear fusion controlled thermonuclear research controlled trial

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