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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



... warmth, caloric; cauma. Associated Words: pyrology, pyrologist, thermology, pyrometry, pyrometer, pyronomics, calorifics, therm, thermal, pyrography, caloric, calorie, thermic, swelter, thermostat, ...
— Putnam's Word Book • Louis A. Flemming
... accuracy is desired a compensating box will overcome cold-junction errors entirely. It consists of a case enclosing a lamp and thermostat, which can be adjusted to maintain any desired temperature, from 50 to 150 deg.F. The compensating leads enter the box and copper leads run from the compensating box to the instrument, so that the cold junction is within the box. Figure 129 shows ...
— The Working of Steel - Annealing, Heat Treating and Hardening of Carbon and Alloy Steel • Fred H. Colvin


Words linked to "Thermostat" :   moderate, check, cooling system, regulator, hold, engine cooling system, brooder, pyrostat, bimetallic strip, thermoregulator, contain, incubator, cryostat, curb, hold in, control


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