Thermostat

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A device, as in a home heating system, a refrigerator, or an air conditioner, that automatically responds to temperature changes and activates switches controlling the equipment.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. A device which automatically regulates temperature, or provides a signal used by another device to regulate temperature. The temperature-sensitive signal may be electronic, as that produced by a thermocouple. The signal may also be caused mechanically, as by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, which can then cause the opening or closing of the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. An automatic instrument or apparatus for regulating temperature.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
  • v. control the temperature with a thermostat
    • Verb Form
    thermostats   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    control    check    contain    hold    moderate   
    Cross Reference
    electropneumatic thermostat    simmerstat   
    Form
    thermostatically   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    windage    heater    throttle    timer    thumbwheel   
     
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