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/ˈθɝməstæt/
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/ˈθɝmoʊstæt/
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TH ER1 M AH0 S T AE2 T
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A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: thermoregulator
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regulator
Narrower terms: cryostat, pyrostat
control the temperature with a thermostat
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: control, hold in, hold, contain, check, curb, moderate
Across languages
Translations
58 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic :
منظم حرارة
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Armenian :
թերմոստատ
(tʻermostat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Basque :
termostato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Belarusian :
тэрмаста́т
(termastát)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Bulgarian :
термостат
(termostat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Catalan :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Chinese Mandarin :
恆溫器 /恒温器
(héngwēnqì)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Czech :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Danish :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Dutch :
thermostaat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Esperanto :
termostato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Faroese :
hitastillari
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Finnish :
termostaatti
— device which maintains the desired temperature
French :
thermostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Galician :
termóstato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Georgian :
თერმოსტატი
(termosṭaṭi)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
German :
Thermostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
German :
Temperaturregler
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Greek :
θερμοστάτης
(thermostátis)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Hebrew :
תרמוסטט
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Hindi :
तापस्थापी
(tāpasthāpī)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Hungarian :
termosztát
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Hungarian :
hőszabályzó
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Hungarian :
hőfokszabályzó
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Icelandic :
hitastillir
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Indonesian :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Irish :
teirmeastat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Japanese :
サーモスタット
(sāmosutatto)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Kazakh :
термостат
(termostat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Khmer :
ទែម៉ូស្តាត
(tɛɛmoustaat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Korean :
서모스탯
(seomoseutaet)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Korean :
온도조절기
(ondojojeolgi)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Kyrgyz :
термостат
(termostat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Latvian :
termostats
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Malay :
laras suhu
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Malay :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Malayalam :
തെർമോസ്റ്റാറ്റ്
(teṟmōsṟṟāṟṟŭ)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Māori :
whakaū mahana
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Norwegian Bokmål :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Norwegian Nynorsk :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Persian :
ترموستات
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Polish :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Portuguese :
termóstato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Portuguese :
termostato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Romanian :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Russian :
термоста́т
(termostát)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Serbo-Croatian :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Slovene :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Spanish :
termostato
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Swedish :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Tagalog :
initsupil
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Tajik :
термостат
(termostat)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Tamil :
வெப்பநிலைக்காப்பி
(veppanilaikkāppi)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Telugu :
థర్మోస్టాట్
(tharmōsṭāṭ)
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Turkish :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Uzbek :
termostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Vietnamese :
máy điều nhiệt
— device which maintains the desired temperature
Welsh :
thermostat
— device which maintains the desired temperature