ther·mo·stat /ˈθɝməˌstæt/
 自動調溫器,溫度調節裝置


 ther·mo·stat /ˈθɝməˌstæt/ 名詞



 thermostat
 恆溫器


 Ther·mo·stat n.  Physics A device which automatically regulates temperature, or provides a signal used by another device to regulate temperature.  The temperature-sensitive signal may be electronic, as that produced by a thermocouple.  The signal may also be caused mechanically, as by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, which can then cause the opening or closing of the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired.

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 thermostat
      n : a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by
          starting or stopping the supply of heat [syn: thermoregulator]
      v : control the temperature with a thermostat