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THERMOSTAT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

thermoregulator; thermostat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("thermostat" is a kind of...):

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

Meronyms (parts of "thermostat"):

bimetallic strip (a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thermostat"):

cryostat (a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures)

pyrostat (a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures)

Holonyms ("thermostat" is a part of...):

cooling system; engine cooling system (equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine)

brooder; incubator (apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants)

Derivation:

thermostat (control the temperature with a thermostat)

thermostatic (of or relating to a thermostat)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Control the temperature with a thermostat

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Hypernyms (to "thermostat" is one way to...):

check; contain; control; curb; hold; hold in; moderate (lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

thermostat (a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat)

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