Plural of thermostat
regular plural
The plural of thermostat is thermostats.
Forms of thermostat
| Singular | thermostat /ˈθɝməstæt/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | thermostats |
| Countable | countable |
Thermostats in a sentence
- Thermostats are quite reliable, but may not work because they are misinstalled, fall out of adjustment, need cleaning, or because components malfunction.1996, Gene Schnaser, The Home Repair Emergency Handbook. From the entry misinstall
- When it was discovered by humans, it was engineered into analog systems like thermostats and cruise control and then into digital systems like chess-playing programs and autonomous robots.2018, Steven Pinker, “Chapter 2: Entro, Evo, Info”, in Enlightenment Now: The Case for Reason, Science, Humanism, and Progress, Penguin…. From the entry cybernetics
Meaning of thermostat
- noun A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
- noun An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat.
Questions about the plural of thermostat
- What is the plural of thermostat?
- The plural of thermostat is thermostats.
- Is thermostat countable?
- Thermostat is a countable noun.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: thermostat (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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