Type and usage of thermostat from BoostVocab

thermostat

/'θɜrmə,stæt/

noun
a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
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Similar:

thermoregulator

type of:
regulator

part of:
engine cooling system incubator cooling system brooder
verb
control the temperature with a thermostat
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type of:
check contain control curb hold hold in moderate

Definition that contains thermostat

incubator apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
thermostat control the temperature with a thermostat
brooder apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants
thermostatically by thermostat; in a thermostatic manner
cryostat a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures
thermostatic of or relating to a thermostat
pyrostat a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures

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