THERMOREGULATOR

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does thermoregulator mean? 

• THERMOREGULATOR (noun)
  The noun THERMOREGULATOR has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: THERMOREGULATOR used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• THERMOREGULATOR (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

thermoregulator; thermostat

Hypernyms ("thermoregulator" is a kind of...):

regulator (any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.)

Meronyms (parts of "thermoregulator"):

bimetallic strip (a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "thermoregulator"):

cryostat (a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures)

pyrostat (a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures)

Holonyms ("thermoregulator" is a part of...):

cooling system; engine cooling system (equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine)

brooder; incubator (apparatus consisting of a box designed to maintain a constant temperature by the use of a thermostat; used for chicks or premature infants)