thermostat
See also: Thermostat
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɝməstæt/, /ˈθɝmoʊstæt/
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Noun edit
thermostat (plural thermostats)
- A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
- (physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat
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Translations edit
device which maintains the desired temperature
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French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
thermostat m (plural thermostats)
Further reading edit
- “thermostat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.