| NOUN | artifact | thermoregulator, thermostat | a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat / heat |
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| Meaning | A regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat / heat. | |
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| Synonym | thermostat | |
| Part of | cooling system, engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
| incubator, brooder | apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat | |
| Parts | bimetallic strip | A strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature |
| Narrower | cryostat | A thermostat that operates at very low temperatures |
| pyrostat | A thermostat that operates at very high temperatures | |
| Broader | regulator | Any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc. |
| Spanish | termorregulador, termostato | |
| Catalan | termoregulador, termòstat | |
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