ther·mo·stat
ˈthər-mə-ˌstat 
: 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
thermostated
ˈthər-mə-ˌsta-təd
also thermostatted; thermostating also thermostatting
also thermostatted; thermostating also thermostatting
: to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat
Examples of thermostat in a Sentence
Noun
I set the thermostat to 68 degrees.
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Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Instructions and locations for fire extinguishers, thermostats, the home security system (including how to contact the monitoring company), circuit breakers, appliances, and the water main valve.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, customers can allow utilities to reset their thermostats during peak periods, saving them and the power company money.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition to dropping your bedroom thermostat, using cooling sheets can be an effective way to create a sleep-inducing space (think: bamboo or linen).
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
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Noun
The hotel is equipped with seven accessible rooms, each with roll-in showers, lowered light switches and thermostats, strobe emergency lights, and smoke detectors.
—Sheeka Sanahori, Travel + Leisure, 20 Dec. 2024
Instructions and locations for fire extinguishers, thermostats, the home security system (including how to contact the monitoring company), circuit breakers, appliances, and the water main valve.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Dec. 2024
For example, customers can allow utilities to reset their thermostats during peak periods, saving them and the power company money.
—Ken Silverstein, Forbes, 16 Dec. 2024
In addition to dropping your bedroom thermostat, using cooling sheets can be an effective way to create a sleep-inducing space (think: bamboo or linen).
—Taylor Lane, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2024
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“Thermostat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/thermostat. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.
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thermostat
1 of 2 noun
ther·mo·stat
ˈthər-mə-ˌstat
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
thermostat
2 of 2 transitive verb
thermostated
-ˌstat-əd
or thermostatted; thermostating or thermostatting
or thermostatted; thermostating or thermostatting
: to provide with or control the temperature of by a thermostat
a thermostated centrifuge
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