| Control (control) |
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| n. | (?) |
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| Con*trol" |
| [F.
contrôle a counter register, contr. fr. contr-
rôle; contre (L. contra) +
rôle roll, catalogue. See Counter and
Roll, and cf. Counterroll.] |
A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or
check another account or register; a counter register.
That which serves to check, restrain,
or hinder; restraint.
Power or authority to check or
restrain; restraining or regulating influence; superintendence;
government; as, children should be under parental
control.
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| Control (control) |
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| v. t. | |
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| Con*trol" |
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To check by a counter
register or duplicate account; to prove by counter statements; to
confute.
To exercise restraining or governing
influence over; to check; to counteract; to restrain; to
regulate; to govern; to overpower.
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| Control (control) |
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| n. | |
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| Con*trol" |
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The complete apparatus used to control a mechanism
or machine in operation, as a flying machine in flight;
Any of the physical
factors determining the climate of any particular place, 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.
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