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Definition of Thermoregulator

1. Noun. A regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat.

Definition of Thermoregulator

1. n. A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a thermostat.

Definition of Thermoregulator

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Medical Definition of Thermoregulator

1. A self-acting apparatus for regulating temperature by the unequal expansion of different metals, liquids, or gases by heat, as in opening or closing the damper of a stove, or the like, as the heat becomes greater or less than is desired. Origin: Thermo- + Gr. To make to stand. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Thermoregulator

Literary usage of Thermoregulator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. NBS Special Publication (1919)
"Gouy thermoregulator. been very little used, although in many cases great improvement in This type of regulator, described by Gouy in 1897, appears to have ..."

2. Collected Reprints by Jesse Francis McClendon (1902)
"thermoregulator. Table for Converting Millivolts to Hydrogen Ion Concentration. ... thermoregulator."

3. Bulletin of the Bureau of Standards by United States Bureau of Standards, Bureau of Standards, United States (1916)
"Detail of thermoregulator thermoregulator.—The temperature control is secured by means of a thermoregulator, consisting of a coil of about 2 meters of 6-mm ..."

4. Pathogenic Micro-organisms: Including Bacteria and Protozoa; a Practical by William Hallock Park, Anna Wessels Williams (1905)
"The apparatus externally is lined with asbestos, to prevent radiation. It is supplied with doors and with openings for thermometers and a thermoregulator. ..."

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