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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An automatic sensing device that activates an alarm or extinguisher in case of fire.
- noun A high-temperature thermostat.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An apparatus for maintaining constancy of temperature; a thermostat; specifically, a thermostat for high temperatures.
- noun An automatic draft-regulator for chimneys, smoke-pipes, and smoke-stacks. See
draft-regulator , under regulator.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
thermostat designed to operate at hightemperatures
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures
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