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thermostat

/ˈθɝməstæt/

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.

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Noun

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.
    • A smart thermostat can give you remote control over your heating and air conditioning, making sure your home is as cool or toasty as you like when you get home from work or wherever else, and a great one can monitor environmental conditions and your own preferences over time, adjust your systems to...2025 January 1, Jacob Krol, “The best smart thermostats of 2025, tried and tested”, in CNN, archived from the original on 15 Sep 2025
  2. An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat

thermostat meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

thermostat in Hindi

device which maintains the desired temperature
तापस्थापी tāpasthāpī

thermostat in Tamil

device which maintains the desired temperature
வெப்பநிலைக்காப்பி veppanilaikkāppi

thermostat in Marathi

थर्मोस्टॅट, थर्मोस्टेट

thermostat in Urdu

تھرموسٹیٹ, تھرمسٹیٹ, تھرموسٹٹ
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thermostat in Bengali
থার্মোস্ট্যাট, থার্মোস্টেট
thermostat in Telugu
థర్మోస్టాట్ tharmōsṭāṭ
thermostat in Malayalam
തെർമോസ്റ്റാറ്റ് teṟmōsṟṟāṟṟŭ
thermostat in Kannada
ಶಾಖನಿಯಂತ್ರಕ, ತಾಪಸ್ಥಾಪಿ ಸಾಧನ, ಬಿಸಿತೊಡಗುಗ
thermostat in Punjabi
ਥਰਮੋਸਟੈਟ, ਥਰਮੋਸਟੇਟ, ਥਰਮੋਸਟੈੱਟ
thermostat in Gujarati
તાપનિયંત્રક tāpniyantrak
thermostat in Odia
ଥର୍ମୋଷ୍ଟାଟ, ଥର୍ମୋଷ୍ଟାଟ୍, ଥର୍ମୋଷ୍ଟେଟ୍
thermostat in Nepali
थर्मोस्टेट, थर्मोस्ट्याट, थर्मोस्टाट
thermostat in Tagalog
initsupil
thermostat in Arabic
منظم حرارة
thermostat in Malay
laras suhu, termostat
thermostat in Indonesian
termostat
thermostat in Persian
ترموستات
thermostat in Vietnamese
máy điều nhiệt

Examples of thermostat in a sentence

  • The electronics is the difference between a modern and an old-fashioned thermostat.
  • He hit the nail on the head when he said the problem was the thermostat.
  • Turn up the thermostat! We're all turning into popsicles in here!

All 17 example sentences with thermostat

Forms of thermostat

pluralthermostats

Plural of thermostat: thermostats

Origin of thermostat

From thermo- + -stat.

Words formed from thermostat

Questions about thermostat

What does thermostat mean?
Thermostat means a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.
What is thermostat in Hindi?
Thermostat in Hindi is तापस्थापी (tāpasthāpī). See Thermostat meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is thermostat?
Thermostat is a noun.
How do you pronounce thermostat?
Thermostat is pronounced /ˈθɝməstæt/ (US).
What is the plural of thermostat?
The plural of thermostat is thermostats.

Words near thermostat in the dictionary

  1. thermostabilizers
  2. thermostabilizes
  3. thermostabilizing
  4. thermostable
  5. thermostasis
  6. thermostat
  7. thermostated
  8. thermostatic
  9. thermostatically
  10. thermostatics
  11. thermostatistic

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: thermostat (page history and authors); thermostat (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); thermostat (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); thermostat (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); thermostat (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); thermostat (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); તાપનિયંત્રક (Gujarati) (page history and authors); thermostat (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); thermostat (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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