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Definition of thermostat

a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
control the temperature with a thermostat

Similar Words: thermoregulator

Hyponyms: cryostat, pyrostat

Part Meronyms: cooling system, engine cooling system, incubator, brooder

Derivational Morphology: thermoregulator

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