Meaning | A regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat / heat. |
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Synonym | thermostat |
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Part of | cooling system, engine cooling system | equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine |
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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 |
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Narrower | cryostat | A thermostat that operates at very low temperatures |
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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. |
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Spanish | termorregulador, termostato |
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Catalan | termoregulador, termòstat |
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