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thermostat
  دماپای  
damâpây (#)
Fr.: thermostat  

A device for maintaining a system at constant temperature by automatically terminating or restoring the heating or cooling source. It consists of a temperature sensing instrument connected to a switching device. The sensing
device is often a bimetallic strip which triggers a simple electric switch.

See also: → thermo- + → -stat.