Thesaurus: thermostat

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1. n. A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.
2. n. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
3. v. control the temperature with a thermostat
4. A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.
5. A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by theunequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, asin opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heatbecomes greater or less than is desired.
6. n:100 n. a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat v. control the temperature with a thermostat