thermostat

== English == === Etymology === From thermo- +‎ -stat. === Pronunciation === (General American) IPA(key): /ˈθɝməstæt/, /ˈθɝmoʊstæt/ === Noun === thermostat (plural thermostats) A device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting. (physics) An algorithm used to maintain a simulated system at a set temperature by absorbing or releasing heat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== simmerstat == French == === Etymology === From thermo- +‎ -stat. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /tɛʁ.mɔs.ta/ === Noun === thermostat m (plural thermostats) thermostat (cooking) gas mark === Further reading === “thermostat”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Welsh == === Etymology === Borrowed from English thermostat. === Noun === thermostat m (plural thermostatau, not mutable) thermostat ==== Related terms ==== thermostatig === Further reading === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “thermostat”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies