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Thermostat   /θˈərməstˌæt/   Listen
Thermostat

noun
1.
A regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat.  Synonym: thermoregulator.



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"Thermostat" Quotes from Famous Books



... and Heat. An alarm for giving notice of the existence of a conflagration. Such are sometimes operated by a compound bar thermostat (see Thermostat), which on a given elevation of temperature closes a circuit and rings an electric bell. Sometimes the expansion of a column of mercury when heated is used. This, by coming in contact with one or two platinum ...
— The Standard Electrical Dictionary - A Popular Dictionary of Words and Terms Used in the Practice - of Electrical Engineering • T. O'Conor Slone



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