noun
a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
• Syn: ↑thermostat
• Derivationally related forms: ↑thermostatic (for: ↑thermostat), ↑thermostat (for: ↑thermostat)
• Hypernyms: ↑regulator
• Part Holonyms: ↑cooling system, ↑engine cooling system, ↑incubator, ↑brooder
• Part Meronyms: ↑bimetallic strip
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\\“+\ nounEtymology: International Scientific Vocabulary therm- + regulator
: a device for the regulation of temperature : thermostat
Useful english dictionary. 2012.