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1. (n.) thermostat
a device that functions to establish and maintain a desired temperature automatically or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.
2. thermostat
a similar device that activates or controls an apparatus, as a fire alarm, based on the temperature of the environment.
3. (v.t.) thermostat
to equip or control with a thermostat.
Etymology: (1825–35)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) thermostat, thermoregulator
a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
2. (verb) thermostat
control the temperature with a thermostat
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1. (noun) thermostat
a device that senses and controls temperature
Set the thermostat at 68; º F.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) thermostat
a self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired
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Sense: an apparatus which automatically controls the temperature of a room, of water in a boiler etc by switching a heater or heating system on or off.
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 Afrikaans: termostaat |
 Arabic: مُثَبِّت أوتوماتيكي لِدَر |
 Bulgarian: термостат |
 Brazilian: termostato |
 Czech: termostat |
 German: der Thermostat |
 Danish: termostat |
 Greek: θερμοστάτης |
 Spanish: termostato |
 Estonian: termostaat |
 Farsi: ترموستات |
 Finnish: termostaatti |
 French: thermostat |
 Hebrew: וַסַת חוֹם |
 Hindi: ताप को स्थाई रखने की प्रण |
 Croatian: termostat |
 Hungarian: termosztát |
 Indonesian: termostat |
 Icelandic: hitastillir/-stÿring |
 Italian: termostato |
 Japanese: サーモスタット |
 Korean: 자동온도 조절기 |
 Lithuanian: termostatas |
 Latvian: termostats |
 Malay: termostat |
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 Romanian: termostat |
 Russian: термостат |
 Slovak: termostat |
 Slovenian: termostat |
 Serbian: termostat |
 Swedish: termostat |
 Thai: เครื่องตัดกระแสไฟฟ้า เช่น |
 Turkish: termostat |
 Taiwanese: 恆溫器, 自動調溫器 |
 Ukrainian: термостат |
 Urdu: حرارت کنٹرول کرنے کا ايک |
 Vietnamese: bộ điều chinh nhiệt |
 Chinese: 恒温器，自动调温器 |
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