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controlling

kənˈtroʊlɪŋ
WordNet
The house of Mr. Letterie, controller in Djambi.
The house of Mr. Letterie, controller in Djambi.
  1. (adj) controlling
    able to control or determine policy "a controlling interest in the firm"
Illustrations
The Archangel Michael holds the dragon (the devil) under control with a lance and a foot. He is holding scales in his hand.
The Archangel Michael holds the dragon (the devil) under control with a lance and a foot. He is holding scales in his hand.
Four angels control the four winds with their swords. In the center, an angel applies the seal of God to the forehead of a member of a tribe of Israel. Above in the clouds an angel with a cross. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin. Sixth print from a series of twenty-four with the revelation of John on Patmos.
Four angels control the four winds with their swords. In the center, an angel applies the seal of God to the forehead of a member of a tribe of Israel. Above in the clouds an angel with a cross. In the margin a four-line caption in Latin. Sixth print from a series of twenty-four with the revelation of John on Patmos.
Moving demonstration model of an expansion device. The five-chamber steam slide is powered and controlled by a scissor motion on the crankshaft; one eccentric of the scissor movement can be set in three different positions, the other can be controlled with a wheel. The crankshaft is operated with a crank.
Model of a steam expansion movement
Phaethon, son of Apollo, rides in his father's solar car and is about to lose control of the reins. The goddess Aurora watches from her cloud. At the bottom of a tidal wave. In the bottom margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.
Phaethon, son of Apollo, rides in his father's solar car and is about to lose control of the reins. The goddess Aurora watches from her cloud. At the bottom of a tidal wave. In the bottom margin a four-line explanation, in two columns, in Latin.
Pest control on banana trees on plantation Accaribo in Suriname.
Pest control on banana trees on plantation Accaribo in Suriname.
Control of the harvested banana bunches at the Peperpot Plantation in Suriname. Part of the photo album from ca. 1912-1913 with 92 photos of the plantations Peperpot and Dordrecht in Suriname and Mount Pleasant on Curaçao.
Control of the harvested banana bunches at the Peperpot Plantation in Suriname. Part of the photo album from ca. 1912-1913 with 92 photos of the plantations Peperpot and Dordrecht in Suriname and Mount Pleasant on Curaçao.
A man with an astronomical measuring instrument in his hand controls the sky at night and steps his foot into a hole. Next to him Amor with quiver and bow. In the background two couples at a gate and a house. Numbered top right: 175.
A man with an astronomical measuring instrument in his hand controls the sky at night and steps his foot into a hole. Next to him Amor with quiver and bow. In the background two couples at a gate and a house. Numbered top right: 175.
A hay wagon, from which bystanders take hay, is controlled by Father Time and Death. An allegorical representation of transience and vanity. Four cherubim in the four corners.
A hay wagon, from which bystanders take hay, is controlled by Father Time and Death. An allegorical representation of transience and vanity. Four cherubim in the four corners.
Quotations
Orison Swett Marden
We fail to see that we can control our own destiny; make ourselves do whatever is possible; make ourselves become whatever we long to be.
Orison Swett Marden
When I grip the wheel too tight, I find I lose control.
Steve Rapson
To know is to control.
Scott Reed
Winners take chances. Like everyone else, they fear failing, but they refuse to let fear control them.
Nancy Simms
When we direct our thoughts properly, we can control our emotions...
W. Clement Stone
The one thing over which you have absolute control is your own thoughts. It is this that puts you in a position to control your own destiny.
Paul G. Thomas
Usage in the news

In this 43–page eBook, Béla Lipták, control and safety consultant and editor of the Instrument Engineer's Handbook, describes the state of the art for controlling and optimizing the distillation process. controlglobal.com

Dystopias are characterized as a society that is a counter-utopia, a repressed, controlled, restricted system with multiple social controls put into place via government, military, or a powerful authority figure. hbook.com

Petaluma, Calif – Elan Home Systems added control of Fusion Research's Ovation audio streamers to its Elan g home-control system. twice.com

Frizzy hair can temporarily be controlled with the daily use of a good conditioner, but challenges such as controlling the amount of deposited conditioner is difficult, and can be hindered by consumer application techniques. gcimagazine.com

Voters returned President Barack Obama to office, along with a Democrat-controlled US Senate and a Republican-controlled US House. fairmontsentinel.com

McMillan and Weiner imagine a transcript of a control engineer on a daytime talk show and offer up the Top 10 reasons why you won't find a model-based control text book anywhere in today's college classroom. controlglobal.com

H1 servo-controlled hydrostatic pumps use advanced electrical control for functionality, efficiency, and easy installation. hydraulicspneumatics.com

We retained the neural net models for control variables, which benefited from the neural nets and model predictive control applied for variables. isa.org

It was not clear Thursday to what degree next year's Democratically controlled legislature intends to take on gun control , but the debate has begun. denverpost.com

But the upcoming session could pose challenges to Hickenlooper with Democrats controlling both chambers of the Legislature, unlike the previous two years of split legislative control . marshfieldnewsherald.com

The Genium knee, controlled by six microprocessors, gives the wearer more control over movement and a more natural gait. ydr.com

Hunter Industries has released the Dual, a two-wire control system for its I-Core controller platform. lawnandlandscape.com

Crystek's CVCO55FL-0183-0219 VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator) operates from 183 MHz to 219 MHz with a control voltage range of 0.5V~4.5V. ecnmag.com

The grant is intended to help improve the control of advanced robotic leg prostheses by adding neural information to the control system. rehabpub.com

Our friends at Uncrate.com tell that The Puzzlebox Brain- Controlled Helicopter actually lets you control a floating orb using nothing but your brain power. oodradio.com

Usage in scientific papers

These results are the generalizations of the fundamental equalities in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics to feedback-controlled processes, and lead to the generalized second law of thermodynamics with feedback control, which gives the minimal energy cost that is needed for the feedback control.
Nonequilibrium Thermodynamics of Feedback Control

From a comparison between Fig. 4A and Fig. 4B it follows that, for control sets formed by randomly selected nodes, heterogeneous networks are more likely to be controlled than homogeneous ones if the size of the control set is small, while the opposite is true if the control set is large.
Controlling Complex Networks with Compensatory Perturbations

Thus, for control sets consisting of randomly selected nodes, heterogeneous networks are more likely to be controlled than homogeneous networks if the size of the control set is small.
Controlling Complex Networks with Compensatory Perturbations

BCA FIG. 6: Increase in rate of successful control through high-degree nodes. (A and B) Probability of successfully controlling homogeneous (A) and heterogeneous (B) networks with a control set formed by a fraction of randomly selected nodes (gray) or by the same fraction of highest-degree nodes (orange).
Controlling Complex Networks with Compensatory Perturbations

For this helicopter we have used a hierarchical control structure whose inner-loop controller stabilizes the system using H∞ control design techniques and its outer-loop is used to drive the UAV towards the desired position (Fig. 1).
Hybrid 3-D Formation Control for Unmanned Helicopters

Usage in literature

The controllability of artificial light makes it superior to natural light in many ways. "Artificial Light" by M. Luckiesh

The judge dismissed the case, saying that it was not within the power of the Court to control the defendant's mind. "Modern Religious Cults and Movements" by Gaius Glenn Atkins

The rest of the vessel was given to freight storage and the mechanism and control compartments. "Brigands of the Moon" by Ray Cummings

In the same instance, both Ben and Clay touched another plate on their control seats. "Code Three" by Rick Raphael

Thin, with a dark, narrow face and restless eyes, he was much younger than the others, younger and not so well controlled. "The Time Traders" by Andre Norton

Education and religion were state controlled. "Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights" by Kelly Miller

Worry seemed to be trying to control violent emotion. "The Young Pitcher" by Zane Grey

At one end of the room were the video screen and control board of the Swifts' private TV network. "Tom Swift and the Electronic Hydrolung" by Victor Appleton

Well, there was one thing certain; at the finish, control would be in his own hands! "The Early Bird" by George Randolph Chester

Phinuit has been one of Mrs Piper's principal controls, but he is far from having been the only one. "Mrs. Piper & the Society for Psychical Research" by Michael Sage

Usage in poetry
Often when Life's billows rolling
'Mid the darkness beat and roar,
No kind hand the storm controlling,
Harbor none, nor star, nor shore:
"On A Tear" by Thomas Noon Talfourd Author object (652)
The Poet of Olympian mien
His frenzy doth control,
And, gazing on the dread Unseen,
Keep mind majestic, will serene,
And adamantine soul.
"At Her Grave" by Alfred Austin Author object (26)
Life's mighty waters roll along;
Thy spirit guides them as they roll:
And waves on waves impetuous throng
At thy command, at Thy control.
"My Times are in Thy Hand" by John Bowring Author object (359)
O Spirit of the vanished world elysian,
Cast over me the spell of thy control,
And give me, for to-day's supernal vision,
Thy Pagan soul!
"Beside Lake Como" by John Lawson Stoddard
Oh You, by whom my life is riven,
And reft away from my control,
Take back the hours of passion given!
Love me one moment from your soul.
"Adoration" by Laurence Hope
The helmsman held the rudder still,
But unavailing his control;
The blasts grew wild, and wilder yet,
And louder grew the thunder's roll.
"The Tempest Stilled" by Thomas Frederick Young