Thermostat

['θɜːməstæt] or ['θɝməstæt]

Definition

(noun.) a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat.

(verb.) control the temperature with a thermostat.

Typist: Marcus--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typed by Hannah