thermostat

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As a noun thermostat is

a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting.

As nouns the difference between taxonomy and thermostat

is that taxonomy is the science or the technique used to make a classification while thermostat is thermostat.

As nouns the difference between thermostat and thermocouple

is that thermostat is a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting while thermocouple is a transducer consisting of two different metals welded together at each end; a voltage is produced that is proportional to the difference in temperature between the two junctions (one of which is normally held at a known temperature.

As nouns the difference between thermostat and thermistor

is that thermostat is a device that automatically responds to changes in temperature by activating a heating or cooling system to maintain the temperature at a desired setting while thermistor is a resistor whose resistance varies rapidly and predictably with temperature and as a result can be used to measure temperature.