thermostat — [ tɛrmɔsta ] n. m. • 1890; autre sens 1842; de thermo et du rad. gr. de istanai « fixer » ♦ Appareil ou dispositif qui permet d obtenir une température constante dans une enceinte fermée. Thermostat électrique. Four à thermostat. Régler le… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Thermostat — Sm per. Wortschatz fach. (19. Jh.) Neoklassische Bildung. Neubildung zu gr. thermós warm und gr. statós stehend, feststehend . So benannt als ein Gerät, das die Temperatur auf einer bestimmten Höhe hält. Ebenso nndl. thermostaat, ne.… … Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache
Thermostat — Ther mo*stat, n. [Thermo + Gr. ? to make to stand.] (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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Thermostat — Thermostāt (grch.), Vorrichtung, um Temperaturen längere Zeit unverändert zu erhalten … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
thermostat — 1831, from THERMO (Cf. thermo ) + STAT (Cf. stat) … Etymology dictionary
thermostat — ► NOUN ▪ a device that automatically regulates temperature or activates a device at a set temperature. DERIVATIVES thermostatic adjective thermostatically adverb … English terms dictionary
thermostat — [thʉr′mə stat΄] n. [ THERMO + STAT] 1. an apparatus for regulating temperature, esp. one that automatically controls a heating or cooling unit 2. a device that sets off equipment at a certain temperature, as a fire alarm system thermostatic adj.… … English World dictionary
Thermostat — This article is about the temperature regulating device. For the French cooking oven temperature scale, see Gas Mark#Other cooking temperature scales. Honeywell s iconic The Round model T87 thermostat, one of which is in the Smithsonian … Wikipedia
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Thermostat — A device that monitors temperature and automatically maintains it at certain levels. In a human, a tiny part of the brain called the hypothalamus, located behind the eyes, serves as the thermostat. It can warm the body by causing it to shiver and … Medical dictionary