Pyrostat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An automatic sensing device that activates an alarm or extinguisher in case of fire.
  • n. A high-temperature thermostat.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a thermostat designed to operate at high temperatures
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An automatic draft-regulator for chimneys, smoke-pipes, and smoke-stacks. See draft-regulator, under regulator.
  • n. An apparatus for maintaining constancy of temperature; a thermostat; specifically, a thermostat for high temperatures.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    thermostat    thermoregulator   
     
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