thermostat
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See also: Thermostat
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɝməstæt/, /ˈθɝmoʊstæt/
Noun[edit]
thermostat (plural thermostats)
- A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
device which maintains the desired temperature
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French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
thermostat m (plural thermostats)
Further reading[edit]
- “thermostat” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *gʷʰer-
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *steh₂-
- English words prefixed with thermo-
- English words suffixed with -stat
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- French 3-syllable words
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