Thermoregulator

Ther`mo`reg´u`la`tor

n.

1.

(Physics) A device for the automatic regulation of temperature; a thermostat.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

thermoregulator - a regulator for automatically regulating temperature by starting or stopping the supply of heat thermostat bimetallic strip - a strip consisting of two metals that bends with a rise in temperature cooling system, engine cooling system - equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine cryostat - a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures 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 pyrostat - a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures regulator - any of various controls or devices for regulating or controlling fluid flow, pressure, temperature, etc.