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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. An automatic sensing device that activates an alarm or extinguisher in case of fire.
- n. A high-temperature thermostat.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An automatic draft-regulator for chimneys, smoke-pipes, and smoke-stacks. See draft-regulator, under regulator.
- n. An apparatus for maintaining constancy of temperature; a thermostat; specifically, a thermostat for high temperatures.
Wiktionary
- n. a thermostat designed to operate at high temperatures
WordNet 3.0
- n. a thermostat that operates at very high temperatures
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