thermostat
41Thermostat — A device used to control temperatures; used to control the operation of heating and cooling devices by turning the device on or off when a specified temperature is reached. *** A device that adjusts the amount of heating and cooling… …
42thermostat — [ θə:məstat] noun a device that automatically regulates temperature or activates a device at a set temperature. Derivatives thermostatic adjective thermostatically adverb …
43thermostat — noun (C) an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular temperature …
44thermostat — ther·mo·stat …
45thermostat — [ˈθɜːməʊˌstæt] noun [C] a piece of equipment that controls the temperature in a building, machine, or engine …
46thermostat — /ˈθɜməstæt / (say thermuhstat) noun a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, which establishes and maintains a desired temperature automatically, or signals a change in temperature for manual adjustment.… …
47thermostat — n. automatic apparatus for regulating temperature, or for actuating a mechanism at a pre set temperature. ♦ thermostatic, a. ♦ thermostatics, n. study of thermal equilibrium …
48Thermostat — Ther|mo|s|tat , der; Genitiv [e]s und en, Plural e[n] und das; Genitiv [e]s, Plural e (automatischer Temperaturregler) …
49thermostat — n. a device that automatically regulates temperature, or that activates a device when the temperature reaches a certain point. Derivatives: thermostatic adj. thermostatically adv. Etymology: THERMO + Gk statos standing …
50electronic thermostat — Thermostat that uses electronic components to accomplish various sensing, switching, timing, staging, and display functions …
