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thermostat noun & verb. M19.
[from THERMO- + -STAT.]
A. noun.
An automatic apparatus for regulating temperature, esp. for keeping something at a constant temperature or for activating a device when the temperature reaches a certain point. M19.
A device which indicates undue increase of temperature; an automatic fire-alarm. Now rare. L19.
b. verb trans. Infl. -tt-. Provide with a thermostat; regulate the temperature of by means of a thermostat. M20.
thermo'static adjective of, pertaining to, or acting as a thermostat M19.
thermo'statically adverb by means of a thermostat L19.
thermo'statics noun equilibrium thermodynamics L19.