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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 high temperatures

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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