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thermostat

/ˈθɝməstæt/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about thermostat at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

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

verb

  1. Control the temperature with a thermostat.

Origin

From thermo- + -stat.

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