thermostat

From thermo- +‎ -stat.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈθɝməstæt/, /ˈθɝmoʊstæt/

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thermostat (plural thermostats)

1. A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
2. (physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat

• thermostatic
• thermostatically

• simmerstat

• IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.mɔs.ta/

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thermostat m (plural thermostats)

1. thermostat
2. (cooking) gas mark

• “thermostat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.