Thermostat

Definition:

• (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.

Compare thermostat with other words:

anticipator vs. thermostat

setting vs. thermostat

maintain vs. thermostat

system vs. thermostat

cooling vs. thermostat

heating vs. thermostat

temperature vs. thermostat

change vs. thermostat

respond vs. thermostat

automatically vs. thermostat

device vs. thermostat

hysteresis vs. thermostat

thermometer vs. thermostat