Thermostat : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Thermostat	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Thermostat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
thermostat n a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat Synonym(s): thermostat, thermoregulator v control the temperature with a thermostat
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thermostat \Ther"mo*stat\, n. [Thermo- + Gr. [?] to make to stand.] (Physics) 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.