thermostat
English Thesaurus
1. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat (noun.artifact)
| hypernym | : | regulator, |
| definition | : | any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | cryostat, |
| definition | : | a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures (noun.artifact) |
| hyponym | : | pyrostat, |
| definition | : | a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures (noun.artifact) |
| part holonym | : | bimetallic strip, |
| definition | : | a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature (noun.artifact) |
| part meronym | : | brooder, incubator, |
| definition | : | apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants (noun.artifact) |
2. control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social)
3. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | thermostat, |
| definition | : | control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | thermostatic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a thermostat (adj.pert) |
4. control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social)
| derivation | : | thermoregulator, thermostat, |
| definition | : | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat (noun.artifact) |
5. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat (noun.artifact)
| derivation | : | thermostat, |
| definition | : | control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social) |
| derivation | : | thermostatic, |
| definition | : | of or relating to a thermostat (adj.pert) |
6. control the temperature with a thermostat (verb.social)
| derivation | : | thermoregulator, thermostat, |
| definition | : | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat (noun.artifact) |
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