Control

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Related words 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms

English

Etymology

Middle English controllen, borrowed from Middle French contreroller , 'check against a duplicate account', from Medieval Latin contrarotulare , from contra 'opposite' + rotula 'roll, little wheel'.

Pronunciation

	General American	Received Pronunciation
IPA	/kənˈt(ʃ)roʊl/	/kənˈtrəʊl/
SAMPA	/k@n"t(S)roUl/	/k@n"tr@Ul/

Verb

to control (controls , controlled, controlling )

1. to exercise influence over

Translations

• Dutch: controleren , beïnvloeden
• French: contrôler
• German: kontrollieren
• Indonesian: kontrol , kendali
• Japanese: 操縦 (そうじゅう , sōjū)
• Spanish: controlar

  kontrollera

Related words

• controller

Noun

control (plural: controls )

1. influence or authority over
2. a separate group or subject in an experiment against whom the results are compared
3. a device used to control

   "I saw him messing with the controls on the control panel."

Translations

• Dansk: kontrol
• Dutch: controle f, invloed m
• French: contrôle m
• Indonesian: mengontrol , mengendalikan
• Japanese: 操縦 する (そうじゅう する, sōjū-suru)
• Spanish: control m, patrón m de comparación
• Swedish: kontroll c (1,3), kontrollgrupp c(2)

Related terms

• cruise control
• master control
• mind control
• control panel