thermostat
noun
ther·mo·stat
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Definition of thermostat
(Entry 1 of 2)
: an automatic device for regulating temperature (as by controlling the supply of gas or electricity to a heating apparatus)
also
: a similar device for actuating fire alarms or for controlling automatic sprinklers
thermostat
verb
thermostated\ ˈthər-mə-ˌsta-təd
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also thermostatted;
thermostating
also thermostatting
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also thermostatted;
thermostating
also thermostatting
Definition of thermostat (Entry 2 of 2)
: to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat
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Other Words from thermostat
Noun
thermostatic
\ ˌthər-mə-ˈsta-tik
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adjective
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adjective
thermostatically
\ ˌthər-mə-ˈsta-ti-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of thermostat in a Sentence
Noun
I set the thermostat to 68 degrees.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Smart hubs, like the ones made by the technology company Zipato, control a variety of gadgets from locks to thermostats and security systems. — Zoe Schiffer, Vox, "The life of a white-hat hacker," 8 Aug. 2019 Fusion makes neutrons, which get involved in more fission, which raises the thermostat and therefore the fusion rate. — Sarah Scoles, Scientific American, "The Good Kind of Crazy: The Quest for Exotic Propulsion," 29 July 2019 The market for virtual assistants, which do tasks as varied as selecting music or turning on and off thermostats and lights, is booming. — John Markoff, New York Times, "Stanford Team Aims at Alexa and Siri With a Privacy-Minded Alternative," 14 June 2019 But consider how popular such devices as smart speakers and connected thermostats and lights are today. — Popular Mechanics, "The Death of the Internet," 7 Feb. 2019 Comcast also intends for the set-top box to be a smart home hub, letting users control things like lights and thermostats directly from their TV. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "Comcast is planning a streaming set-top box for cord cutters," 8 Nov. 2018 From thermostats and lights to security cameras and locks—not to mention the ever-expanding array of smart speaker hubs—the vast selection of smart home devices available today can get dizzying fast. — Jenny Xie, Curbed, "Inside a prefab house tricked out with smart home tech," 20 Aug. 2018 Loren Northup, 22, took two thermostats and two outdoor cameras valued at a total of $987.98 and left the store, police said. — Ruth Bruno, courant.com, "Waterbury Man Arrested After String Of Target Store Thefts," 30 May 2018 The homes will be equipped with Echo Show and Echo Dot devices, wireless speakers, video doorbells and smart locks, thermostats and lights. — Rene Rodriguez, miamiherald, "Amazon and Lennar are teaming up to put Alexa into every new home | Miami Herald," 11 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thermostat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for thermostat
thermostat
noun
ther·mo·stat
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Kids Definition of thermostat
: a device that automatically controls temperature
thermostat
noun
ther·mo·stat
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Medical Definition of thermostat
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
: an automatic device for regulating temperature (as by controlling the supply of gas or electricity to a heating apparatus)
2
: a piece of apparatus (as a constant-temperature chamber) regulated by a thermostat
Other Words from thermostat
thermostatic
\ ˌthər-mə-ˈstat-ik
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adjective
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adjective
thermostatically
\ -i-k(ə-)lē
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adverb
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adverb
thermostat
transitive verb
thermostated\ -ˌstat-əd
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or thermostatted;
thermostating
or thermostatting
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or thermostatted;
thermostating
or thermostatting
Medical Definition of thermostat (Entry 2 of 2)
: to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat
a thermostated centrifuge
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