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• py|ro|stat — «PY ruh stat, PIHR uh », noun. a thermostat for high temperature. Pyrostats are used to give warning of fire or to activate a sprinkler system. ╂[< pyro + (thermo)stat] …   Useful english dictionary

• ther|mo|stat — «THUR muh stat», noun. 1. an automatic device for regulating temperature. In most thermostats, the expansion and contraction of a metal, liquid, or gas opens and closes an electric circuit, by which an appliance or device, such as an air… …   Useful english dictionary

• 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

• thermostat — 1831, from THERMO (Cf. thermo ) + STAT (Cf. stat) …   Etymology dictionary

• thermostat — thermostatic, adj. thermostatically, adv. /therr meuh stat /, n., v., thermostatted or thermostated; thermostatting or thermostating. n. 1. a device, including a relay actuated by thermal conduction or convection, that functions to establish and… …   Universalium

• Thermostat — Ther|mo|stat auch: Ther|mos|tat 〈m.; Gen.: (e)s od. en, Pl.: e od. en〉 Regler, der die Temperatur in einem Raum auf einem bestimmten, einstellbaren Wert hält [Etym.: <Thermo… + …stat] …   Lexikalische Deutsches Wörterbuch

• thermostat — ther|mo|stat [ˈθə:məstæt US ˈθə:r ] n [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: thermo + stat instrument for keeping something steady (from Greek states, from histanei to cause to stand )] an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• 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

• aquastat — ● aquastat nom masculin Thermostat servant à la régulation automatique d une température d eau. aquastat [akwasta] n. m. ÉTYM. V. 1970; du lat. aqua « eau », et (thermo)stat. ❖ ♦ Techn. Thermostat réglant une température d eau …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Temerin — Темерин Temerin   Municipality and Town   Town center of Temerin …   Wikipedia

• thermonucléaire — [ tɛrmonykleɛr ] adj. • 1950; de thermo et nucléaire ♦ Phys. Nucl. Relatif à la réaction de fusion de deux noyaux d atomes légers. Énergie thermonucléaire. Bombe thermonucléaire. ● thermonucléaire adjectif Se dit de l énergie libérée par la… …   Encyclopédie Universelle