Hypernym

noun

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

Part_meronym

noun

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

noun

equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

noun

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

noun

an iron which uses resistive heating from an electric current.

thermoregulator 1

noundomain: artefact

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

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

Synonyms

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

Hyponym

noun

a thermostat that operates at very low temperatures

noun

a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures

Part_holonym

noun

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

noun

equipment in a motor vehicle that cools the engine

noun

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

noun

an iron which uses resistive heating from an electric current.